Maybe there’s hope for West Virginia yet.

In the recent primary election a 17 year old Hedgesville student unseat a sitting state delegate by a fairly surprising margin. LifeNews.com reports:

“With all 13 precincts in her Martinsburg-area district reporting, Blair beat state Del. Larry Kump(R) by an 872-728 vote margin. Blair campaigned on an antiabortion, pro-Second Amendment platform, offering her cellphone number to constituents and pledging not to go negative. She spent about $4,800 on her campaign, state finance records show (Kump, a former lobbyist, only spent $1,800 on his reelection bid).”

Blair is a strong pro-life candidate that will, I hope, be a consistent voice for life in our state capitol. What makes this interesting is that pro-life candidates routinely get elected in West Virginia, it’s almost impossible in most parts of the state to get elected without being pro-life. And yet our governor still decided to veto the single strongest pro-life bill ever to be passed in West Virginia. It’s shameful.

But maybe voices like Blair will rouse a new generation of pro-life voices that will effect change in Charleston and across the state. Let’s pray for Saira Blair to be a strong voice for life in West Virginia as she heads to Charleston. By the way, if you want to know her philosophy of government and whether it is constitutional, Blair said:

“I think I’m fully capable of doing the job, and I don’t think it’s rocket science by any means — not if you just listen to the people.” 

You go girl!