“You can't take a coal miner making $95,000 a year, the only work in these parts where you can support a family without having to hold down three jobs at once... and tell them, 'You can make minimum wage,' or, 'We can give you job training for jobs that don't exist in West Virginia.'”

American politician and retired United States Army major

Richard Ojeda is an American politician and retired United States Army major. A Democrat, he is the member-elect for North Carolina's 9th congressional district. He previously served in the West Virginia Senate, representing the 7th district from January 2017 to January 2019. He also mounted a short-lived campaign for president in the 2020 election.