CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former West Virginia Republican Party chairman has been selected to become the top federal prosecutor in the southern half of the state.
President Donald Trump nominated Mike Stuart to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she recommended Stuart for the position. She says Stuart “has shown great leadership, professionalism, and character throughout his career.”
If confirmed, Stuart would take over from Carol Casto, who was appointed after former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin resigned in December 2015 to run for governor, a bid which he lost.
Stuart is an attorney from Charleston who served as state GOP chairman from 2010 to 2012. He served as a co-chairman of Trump’s West Virginia presidential campaign team.
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