Letter to the Editor: Consider Glenn Elliott
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News that the Greenbrier Resort, once the pride of our state, is being put up for auction due to a debt default is just the latest and most prominent story exhibiting Gov. Jim Justice's business failings. Not a day goes by without news of one of his companies being sued for failing to pay its obligations, or of company assets being seized or auctioned to satisfy creditors. His financial disclosure filed as part of his run for the Senate seems incomplete, but even that lists millions of dollars in personal liabilities. Gov. Justice's only response to questions about these many legal and financial woes is to criticize the reporters asking them, even going so far as to ban reporters from his press briefings (which he still holds virtually despite the COVID pandemic ending some time ago) if they bring up news stories that paint Justice in a negative light.
Two things are clear when you look at Justice's financial woes: 1) He is not someone to be trusted running a lemonade stand, let alone holding elected office, and 2) He is not running for Senate to represent us, but rather is running because becoming a Senator will provide him opportunities to save his failing business empire. He will view every action as Senator through the prism of how he can best funnel taxpayer money and lobbyist dollars into his own pocket.
West Virginia, we can do better. We need a Senator who will use the role to represent and fight for our interests in Congress, not use the seat to bail himself out. I encourage you to research Justice's opponent, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott. He has outlined plans to tackle issues in the Senate that actually matter to West Virginians. It is difficult in a presidential election year to put partisan allegiance aside, but we all need to think carefully before giving a vote to a corrupt and incompetent businessman who will be ethically compromised from the moment he takes office.
Neal Wilson
Williamstown