David Kennedy
Retired mining executive
The gist
- Supports a gasoline tax to fund volunteer fire companies
- Proposes repealing property tax for residents over 65
- Proposes a value-added tax on shale oil and gas businesses
- Proposes better education and new jobs to stop population loss
- Pledges to donate his commission salary to charity
- Pledges to hold courthouse office hours for public complaints
- Pledges to hire local contractors for emergency county work
- Pledges to manage new companies coming into the county
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Supports a gasoline tax to fund volunteer fire companies
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“I will support a .2 cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline to rescue our county volunteer fire companies.”
Proposes repealing property tax for residents over 65
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“Begin the process of repealing the property tax for those residents over 65 years of age.”
Proposes a value-added tax on shale oil and gas businesses
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“A value-added tax on the shale oil and gas (600 trillion dollars) businesses can make up this difference.”
Proposes better education and new jobs to stop population loss
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“The county needs to stop the population drain. That can only be done with better education for our children and bring in jobs.”
Pledges to donate his commission salary to charity
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“Donate my commission salary to the county food banks and other charitable vendors.”
Pledges to hold courthouse office hours for public complaints
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“Hold office hours at the courthouse to hear the public complaints.”
Pledges to hire local contractors for emergency county work
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans vie for party nomination in Marion Co. Commission raceCandidate questionnaire · WV News (Fairmont News) · wvnews.com
“Hire local contractors for emergency work when needed.”
Pledges to manage new companies coming into the county
McAteer, Kennedy win Democrat, Republican Marion Co. Commission primariesNews coverage · WV News (Fairmont News) · May 12, 2026 · wvnews.com
“There is so much coming in, and someone has to get a grip on that and help manage these new companies coming in here.”