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David Felinton was a former politician who served two terms as the mayor of Huntington, West Virginia.




Education


Felinton graduated with Cum Laude from Marshall University in 1999, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in political science.




Political career






= Mayor of Huntington

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Felinton was the mayor of Huntington through 2000-2008 losing his third-term race to Kim Wolfe. While still being a college student when he was elected mayor, Felinton's goal while in office was to better the city not only for current residents but for future Marshall University students.
One of the first actions Felinton took when he went into office was to create and develop Huntington's online infrastructure, which included the development of the city's website, cityofhuntington.com.
In 2003, Felinton pushed for West Virginia Legislature grant money to be put into the construction of Pullman Square, a 200,000 square feet commercial development plot to develop downtown Huntington. The development now hosts 20+ tenants including a GameStop, a GNC, an Edible Arrangements, and a Verizon store.
In 2006, Jason Sansom painted the 12th Street bridge pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. The bridge was denounced by the city council on November 10, weeks later the city council then adopted a resolution that declared the painting of the bridge a defacement of public property and requested that the mayor ask Sansom to end the painting project. Felinton then ignored the resolution to allow Sansom to complete the bridge.
In 2008, Felinton opposes a raise for himself for hopes to reinvest the possible $28,000 back into the city. A few months later in August, Felinton is elected as the West Virginia Municipal League’s President for the 2008-2009 term.




= West Virginia House of Delegates

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In 2010, Felinton filed to run for the 15th district in the West Virginia House of Delegates, but two months before the election he terminated his campaign.




Personal life


Felinton is married to Bethany Cooper Felinton and has three children.
Felinton is the grandson inlaw of Burl Stafford.




Popular culture


Felinton made a cameo in the film We Are Marshall, playing the role of a sports interviewer
Felinton was cast as a jury member in the Marshall University courtroom drama, J.R. Clifford and the Carrie Williams Case. He was alongside Arley Johnson, Stephen J. Kopp, and Larry Starcher.




See also


List of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia




References






External links


David Felinton at IMDb

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