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Female Politicians in West Virginia, B

	Garda Bachtel — of Bethany, Brooke County, W.Va. Democrat. Secretary of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1937. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Peggy Bahnsen — of New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Betty Chadwick Baker — also known as Betty C. Baker; Betty Chadwick — of Cabell County, W.Va. Married, February 3, 1934, to Tom T. Baker. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963-64; appointed 1963. Female. Still living as of 1964.
	Betty H. Baker — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Married to Donald J. Baker. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1965-68; appointed 1965; defeated, 1968. Female. Still living as of 1968.
	Mrs. Gordon A. Baker — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1941. Female. Still living as of 1941.
	Mrs. Val J. Ballard — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Republican. Chair of Monroe County Republican Party, 1973. Female. Still living as of 1973.
	Icie Barbe — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961. Female. Still living as of 1961.
	Pearl Barker — of Pecks Mill, Logan County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49. Female. Still living as of 1949.
	Mrs. J. Walter Barnes — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mrs. William D. Barnes — of Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1966. Female. Still living as of 1966.
	Doretha Barns — of Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1968. Female. Still living as of 1968.
	Laura Diane Bartley — also known as Diana Bartley — of Lumberport, Harrison County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 41st District, 2010. Female. Still living as of 2010.
	Faustine Bauman — of Elizabeth, Wirt County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Wirt County Democratic Party, 1975. Female. Still living as of 1975.
	Ruth Baxter — of Chester, Hancock County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945. Female. Still living as of 1945.
	Madalyn Bazzle (1904-1971) — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born December 26, 1904. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1949, 1967. Female. Died in November, 1971 (age 66 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
	Emily Peed Beacom — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
	M. Susan Beard — of Amma, Roane County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 11th District, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
	Mrs. Frederick P. Becker — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
	Grace L. Beckner — of Chester, Hancock County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53. Female. Still living as of 1953.
	Mae Shumate Belcher (1904-1999) — also known as Mae S. Belcher — of Pineville, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Saulsville, Wyoming County, W.Va., April 14, 1904. Democrat. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-60, 1963-64. Female. Methodist. Member, Delta Kappa Gamma; National Education Association. Died August 8, 1999 (age 95 years, 116 days). Burial location unknown.
	Bessie Boyd Bell — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
	Sophia Benedum — of Bridgeport, Harrison County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936; vice-chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1943. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mrs. George Beneke, Sr. — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1955. Female. Still living as of 1955.
	Mrs. Lewis Bennett — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Kathryn S. Benson — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 1974. Female. Still living as of 1974.
	Rebecca A. Betts — of West Virginia. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1994-. Female. Still living as of 1998.
	Belinda Biafore — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2004, 2008; vice-chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Thais Shuler Blatnik (b. 1919) — also known as Thais Blatnik — of Triadelphia, Ohio County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Treveskyn, Allegheny County, Pa., November 20, 1919. Daughter of Thomas William O'Donnell and Thais O'Donnell; married to Albert M. Blatnik. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1977-78, 1981-86; defeated, 1968; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1989-96; defeated, 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2004. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
	June Bledsoe (b. 1920) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Prudence, Fayette County, W.Va., January 3, 1920. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1981-84. Female. Methodist. Still living as of 1984.
	Barbara Boiarsky (1925-2008) — also known as Barbara Faith Polan — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born October 21, 1925. Married, December 23, 1948, to Ivor F. Boiarsky. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1971-72; appointed 1971. Female. Died March 18, 2008 (age 82 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.
	Donna Jean Boley (b. 1935) — also known as Donna J. Boley; Donna Jean Northcraft — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in Bens Run, Tyler County, W.Va., December 9, 1935. Daughter of Glen A. Northcraft and Grace (Jones) Northcraft; married, August 21, 1956, to Jack E. Boley. Chair of Pleasants County Republican Party, 1983; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1984 (alternate), 2000, 2004; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1985-; appointed 1985; member of Republican National Committee from West Virginia, 2000. Female. Methodist. Still living as of 2004.
	Mrs. A. S. Booker — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-44. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Corinne Booker — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Democrat. Associate chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1945. Female. Still living as of 1945.
	Mrs. D. W. Boone — of Lookout, Fayette County, W.Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elizabeth Ann Bowen — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1966. Female. Still living as of 1966.
	Clara L. Boyd — also known as Mrs. Herbert Boyd — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1940, 1956; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Florence Bradley (born c.1874) — also known as Florence Susan Baker; Mrs. H. N. Bradley — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in New York, about 1874. Married, November 23, 1893, to Henry Nathan Bradley. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937. Female. Burial location unknown.
	Mrs. J. B. Brennan, Jr. — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Marianne R. Brewster — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1988, 1990. Female. Still living as of 1990.
	Patricia Bright — of Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
	Linda Lou Brohard (d. 1989) — of Brohard, Wirt County, W.Va.; Davisville, Wood County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1968. Female. Died May 6, 1989. Burial location unknown.
	Bonnie Louise Brown — also known as Bonnie L. Brown — of South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1983-88, 1991-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2010.
	Mrs. Douglas W. Brown — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932, 1936, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Marion E. Brown — of Lookout, Fayette County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49. Female. Still living as of 1949.
	Virginia Mae Brown (b. 1923) — of Pliny, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Pliny, Putnam County, W.Va., November 13, 1923. Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown; married, April 8, 1955, to James Vernon Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1964-79. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1979.
	Mrs. Waitman Brown — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Republican. Chair of Gilmer County Republican Party, 1973. Female. Still living as of 1973.
	Brenda K. Brum — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 10th District; elected 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
	Louise Talbot Bullock — also known as Louise T. Bullock — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1941-55. Female. Still living as of 1955.
	Mrs. J. C. Burchinal — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1928-36; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elizabeth S. Burford — of Fayette County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1970. Female. Still living as of 1970.
	Rose Ferguson Burford — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Marian Wood Burgess — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1955. Female. Still living as of 1955.
	Marjorie H. Burke (b. 1932) — also known as Marge Burke; Marjorie Hardman — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va.; Sand Fork, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va., November 14, 1932. Daughter of George D. Hardman and Hazel B. Hardman; married, December 20, 1952, to Billy Brown Burke. Democrat. Farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1978, 1981-90, 1995-96 (23rd District 1978, 1981-82, 9th District 1983-90, 34th District 1995-96); appointed 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000 (alternate), 2008. Female. Baptist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2008.
	Betty A. Burks — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
	Anna Byrd — also known as Mrs. Percy Byrd — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Married to Percy Byrd. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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