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Nick Rahall (Nicholas Joseph Rahall II) was born on 20 May, 1949 in Beckley, West Virginia, U.S., is an American politician (born 1949). Discover Nick Rahall's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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Nicholas Joseph Rahall II |
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74 years old |
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Taurus |
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20 May 1949 |
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20 May |
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Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
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United States
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Nick Rahall Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Nick Rahall's Wife?
His wife is Melinda Rahall (Second wife)
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Melinda Rahall (Second wife) |
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Nick Rahall Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nick Rahall worth at the age of 74 years old? Nick Rahall’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from United States. We have estimated Nick Rahall's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Nicholas Joseph Rahall II (born May 20, 1949) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2015.
He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia.
He began his political service in the early 1970s working in the cloak room of the U.S. Senate, as a staff member in the Senate Office of the Majority Whip from 1971–1974, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1972 and 1976.
Rahall graduated in 1971 from Duke University.
He attended graduate school at the George Washington University, but did not graduate.
He then worked as a sales rep for his family's radio station, WWNR.
He served as president of the Mountaineer Tour and Travel Agency in 1974, and was president of West Virginia Broadcasting.
He went to work as staff assistant for the late U.S. Senator Robert Byrd who he identifies as a mentor.
He was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 to represent the now-defunct 4th congressional district.
Rahall was elected to Congress in 1976 in the 4th district, succeeding Ken Hechler who ran for governor.
Rahall won the district primary with a plurality of 38%.
Hechler lost the primary for governor, and attempted a write-in campaign for the congressional seat.
Rahall won the general election with 46% of the vote, while Hechler got 37%.
He was re-elected for nineteen terms, serving from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 2015.
His district included the southern, coal-dominated portion of the state, including Huntington, Bluefield, and Beckley.
Rahall was the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In 1978, Hechler challenged Rahall in the Democratic primary, and Rahall won with 56% of the vote.
He was re-elected 17 times.
He became the representative for the 3rd congressional district when reapportionment was completed following the 1990 census.
Hechler later became the West Virginia Secretary of State, and ran against Rahall in the primary in 1990.
Rahall defeated him, receiving 57% of the vote.
In 1990, Rahall defeated Republican insurance agent Marianne Brewster with just 52% of the vote, the second-lowest winning percentage of his career.
The district was redrawn after the 1990 census, becoming the 3rd district, due to changes to the state's population.
His eight-point margin of victory was his narrowest since 1990.
In 2010, he defeated Republican former State Supreme Court Justice Spike Maynard with 56% of the vote, his lowest percentage since 1990.
In the 2012 election, Rahall defeated Republican Rick Snuffer with 53.5% of the vote.
, he is the last Democrat to have represented West Virginia in the House of Representatives.
Rahall was born in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of Mary Alice and Nicholas Joseph Rahall.
He is a Presbyterian of Lebanese Protestant descent, whose grandparents immigrated from Lebanon.
His family owned radio station WWNR, which his father started with his uncles Farris, Sam, and Deem, and expanded to own other radio stations in a number of states.
In 2014, Rahall faced a primary challenge from fellow Democrat and retired Army officer Richard Ojeda.
Rahall won the primary with 66.4% of the vote.
He faced Republican State Senator Evan Jenkins in the November general election.
Jenkins had served in the state legislature for 20 years as a Democrat, but had switched parties.
Jenkins and Rahall had contributed to each other's campaigns in the decade's previous election cycles.
Rahall was considered one of the most "endangered" House Democrats by the House Democratic campaign committee.
He received an endorsement from the NRA.
As of September 18, 2014, the race was rated a "toss up" by both University of Virginia political professor Larry Sabato, of Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report.
As of October 2, managing editor Kyle Kondik of Sabato's Crystal Ball said the race was still a toss-up, calling it "Super close, super expensive and super nasty."
