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PUTNAM NEWS
Annual W.Va. Democratic Party award winners announced
CHARLESTON -- Karen Coria, of Putnam County, was inducted into the WV Democrat Hall of Fame during the WV Democratic Party's 2009 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner held in Charleston on Oct. 31.
The WV Democratic Party recognized Coria along with several other dedicated Democrats during the dinner. The winners received special certificates on stage and got their picture taken with top Democratic elected officials.
Mary Sue Woodson was named the Putnam County Outstanding Democrat of the Year.
Statewide awards were as follows:
WV Democrat of the Year: Pete Cuffaro, Ohio County -- awarded by the WV Democratic Party
Eleanor Roosevelt Outstanding WV Democratic Woman: Linda Collins, Braxton County - awarded by the WV Federation of Democratic Women
Jennings Randolph Outstanding WV Young Democrat of the Year: Robert Zickafoose, Kanawha County - awarded by the WV Young Democrats
County Outstanding Democrats of the Year from nearby counties included: Deborah Chapman, Cabell County; Robert Sheets, Kanawha County; Buster Stowers (posthumously), Lincoln County; and Randell G. Mayes, Mason County.
County Outstanding Democrats of the Year were each picked by his or her respective Democratic County Chairs or County Executive Committees.
