Charlotte Pritt
Charlotte Pritt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office December 1, 1988 – December 1, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Tod Kaufman |
| Succeeded by | Martha Yeager Walker |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 23rd district | |
| In office December 1, 1984 – December 1, 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charlotte Jean Pritt January 2, 1949 |
| Party | Democratic (before 2012) Mountain (2012–2020) Independent (2020–present) |
| Spouse | James Midkiff (m. 1995; div. 1998) |
| Children | 3 stepchildren |
| Education | Marshall University (BA, MA) |
Charlotte Jean Pritt (born January 2, 1949) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. From 1984 to 1988, she represented Kanawha County in the West Virginia House of Delegates, before serving in the West Virginia State Senate from 1988 to 1992.
Pritt ran unsuccessfully for Governor of West Virginia in 1992, 1996, and 2016 and for West Virginia Secretary of State in 2000. She faced future U.S. Senator Joe Manchin in two of these races, beating him in the 1996 Democratic primary and losing to him in the 2000 primary.