The Concerned Women for America, West Virginia Chapter Legislative Liaison, mailed a survey to candidates for the House of Delegates and the State Senate. The following responded to the survey asking candidates to pledge to oppose the expansion of gambling.

Gambling is touted as the ticket out of financial woes for the state, but gambling preys upon the young, less educated and senior population. It preys upon the desperation of the poor by peddling false hope. Given the overwhelming evidence of the harms of gambling to individuals and families, our state leaders must not expand this industry. Behind each on of those who are addicted to gambling is a real face, a real family, a real story. Funding education and health care should not come from this destructive activity.

Received by April 18,2000, those who signed the Pledge To Oppose Gambling Are:

SENATE CANDIDATES:
Senator Donna J. Boley	R-3rd District	St. Marys	Pleasants County
Senator Walt Hermick	D-15th District	Marlinton	Pocahontas County
	(not a candidate this election, but signed the pledge)
HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATES:
Tom Aziner	R-10th District	Vienna	Wood County
Donna T. Bonner	46th District	Kerens
Charles Bonnet	13th District	Poca
Joseph P. Brannon Sr.	34th District	Glenville
Ann Calvert	30th District	Charleston	Kanawha County
Mitch Carmichael	12th District	Ripley
Leon Close	54th District	Martinsburg	Berkeley County
Tom Fast	29th District	Oak Hill
Dr. Fred Gillispie M.D.	10th District	Parkersburg	Wood County
Robert J. Gould	30th District	Charleston	Kanawha County
Delegate Steve Harrison	32nd District	Cross Lanes	Kanawha County
Oscar Hines (D)	11th District		Roane County
Delegate Otis A. Leggett	7th District	St. Marys	Pleasants County
Charles I. Lewis	12th District	Cross Lanes
Jack R. Lane	13th District	Eleanor
Thomas Martin	54th District	Martinsburg	Berkeley County
Delegate Rick Modesitt	10th District	Parkersburg	Wood County
Delegate John Overington	54th District	Martinsburg	Berkeley County
Mary M. Poling	40th District	Moatsville	(letter of support of pledge)
Paul E. Prunty	43rd District	Fairmont	Marion County
Curtis Robinson	30th District	Charleston	Kanawha County
Mark Ross	17th District	Wayne
Arnold W. Ryan	27th District	Hinton
Thomas Slater	53rd District	Gerrardstown	Berkeley County
Lisa Smith (R)	14th District	Gerrardstown	Putnam-Mason County
Phillip L. Stevens	27th District	Grassy Meadows
Ronald W. Walters	32nd District	Charleston	Kanawha County
William Salaomon	35th District	Summersville	Nicholas County
Russell Snyder	43rd District	Farmington	Marion County