John D. Perdue (born June 22,1950) is an American politician who served as the 24th West Virginia State Treasurer from 1997 to 2021. He is the latest Democratic candidate to receive more than 40% of the vote in the state. [1]
He has a wife,Robin,with whom he has two daughters. He has many family members as well.[2]
Political career
In 1989 he became Executive Assistant to West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton,serving as a member of his staff for eight years.
In 1996 he won election as state treasurer as a member of the Democratic Party,a position he would hold for six terms. He was easily re-elected in his subsequent three elections,with no Republican even filing to run against him in 2000 and 2008.
Following governor Jim Justice’s defection to the Republican Party in 2017,Purdue was left as the only Democrat holding statewide office in West Virginia besides Joe Manchin.
Perdue lost his bid for a seventh term in 2020 to Republican Riley Moore.[3] His 24 year tenure as treasurer is the longest in the history of the office.[4]
In December 2021 he was appointed by Joe Biden as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in West Virginia.[5]
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