Paula Jean Swearengin | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1974 Mullens, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2021) MPP (2021–2022) |
| Children | 4 |
Paula Jean Swearengin (born June 13, 1974) is an American activist and politician who was the Democratic nominee in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia,[1] and a candidate in the Democratic primary for the state's other Senate seat in 2018.[2][3] Her 2018 campaign was one of four campaigns featured in the 2019 documentary Knock Down the House.[4]
Swearengin lost the 2020 election to Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito by more than 40 percentage points,[5] and the 2018 primary to incumbent Joe Manchin. She left the Democratic Party in 2021 and joined the Movement for a People's Party.[6] She left the organization in 2022.[7]
- ^ "Paula Jean Swearengin wins Democratic Senate primary in West Virginia". June 9, 2020. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "UPDATE: Manchin wins U.S. Senate primary for Democrats". WDTV. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Paula Jean Swearengin: U.S. Senate Nominee for West Virginia".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
usatodaywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "West Virginia's Shelley Moore Capito defends her Senate seat from Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin". Business Insider.
- ^ "Former U.S. Senate candidate from West Virginia leaving democratic party". WDTV. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Swearengin, Paula Jean [@paulajean2020] (February 20, 2022). "After several questions, I will confirm @peoplesparty_US is purging staff, board members & volunteers with open serious grievances against Nick Brana. This is happening after months of retaliation. Obviously I withdraw my support" (Tweet). Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via Twitter.