 Biography:
I’m a lifelong resident of Berkeley County and a graduate of Hedgesville High School. I have been both a farmer (Rosemary Orchard) and plant engineer (Reddy-Ice). I founded Sunset Water Services in 1989, a local corporation specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial water treatment. Sunset Water is the Eastern Panhandle’s largest water treatment business with over 11,000 local customers.
Occupation:
Businessman; Certified Water Specialist; Master Electrician
Born: October 17, 1959, in Martinsburg, West Virginia,
the son of Freddie L. and Jeanette Porterfield Blair
Wife: Andrea Dendy
Children: Philip Lee, Saira Grey
Education: Hedgesville High School;
James Rumsey Vocational Technical Center
Industrial and Residential Electricity
Air Conditioning
Machine Trades
Affiliations: Member, Water Quality Association;
National Rifle Association; Eastern Panhandle Business Association;
Other Public Service: Member, Republican National Committee; Berkeley County Republican Executive Committee;
Religion: Protestant
Legislative Service: Elected 2002-2008 (3 Terms)
Minority Chair - Economic Development and Small Business
House Committees:
Finance
Constitutional Revision
Interstate Cooperation
Industry & Labor
Interim Committees:
Commission on Interstate Cooperation
Finance Subcommittee A
Joint Standing Committee on Finance
Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development
Joint Committee on Government Operations
Joint Commission on Economic Development
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