Kris Warner Secretary of State
Elected as West Virginia’ s newest secretary of state, Kris Warner brings more than three decades of political experience within the Republican Party to the position. Previously, Warner served as state party chairman as well as West Virginia National Commit-
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teeman during President Donald Trump’ s 2016 election, among various other leadership roles. One of Warner’ s prominent initiatives involves advocating for election integrity and stronger penalties for election violations.
Warner has extensive experience beyond politics as well, serving as a small business owner, real estate developer and entrepreneur for more than 40 years. His public service includes roles as state director for USDA Rural Development and, later, executive director of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority to which he was appointed by then-Governor Jim Justice in 2021.
As secretary of state, Warner plans to work with the state’ s county clerks to ensure elections remain fair and well managed. He plans to help identify federal and state funding that can be used to purchase new equipment that will not be connected to the internet to further secure the voting process. Warner is passionate about small businesses and aims to work with the Legislature, congressional delegation and Governor’ s Office to push West Virginia further toward being a place small businesses and startups can thrive.
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Larry Pack Treasurer
Larry Pack, West Virginia’ s treasurer, has gained extensive experience in finance, accounting and government. He previously served as senior advisor and state revenue secretary for Justice, gaining insight into the state’ s financial operations. A certified public accountant for 12 years, he co-founded Pack Hawley Lambert & Burdette, which later merged with Suttle & Stalnaker. In 2020, he was elected to represent Kanawha County in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Pack also has a strong background in health care. He founded Stonerise Healthcare, which provided skilled nursing, home health, hospice and therapy services across West Virginia and southeastern Ohio until 2022. Before that, he owned and operated six health care centers statewide, creating jobs and expanding access to quality care.
As treasurer, Pack prioritizes financial literacy, supporting Hope Scholarship enrollment and school choice. He is committed to fighting environmental, social and governance policies that threaten West Virginia’ s fossil fuel industry and working with industry leaders to streamline government operations and ensure respectful use of taxpayer dollars.
“ My top priority is to be an active chief financial officer for the state of West Virginia by working with Governor Patrick Morrisey and the Legislature to reduce the size of state government and get money back into the pockets of hardworking West Virginians as we continue to march toward the elimination of the state’ s personal income tax,” Pack says. •
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