State
of
the
Union
Spotlight:
Chief
Jan
Rader,
Huntington
Fire
Department
I was
honored
that
Jan
Rader,
Huntington
Fire
Chief,
joined
me for
the
State
of
the
Union
address
last
night at
the
U.S.
Capitol.
Last
year,
there
were
an
estimated
2,000
opioid
overdoses
in
Cabell
County
and
Chief
Rader
has
led
the
Huntington
Fire
Department’s
effort
to
combat
this
epidemic.
She
was
also
featured
in
the
Oscar
nominated
Netflix
documentary
Heroin(e).
In
the
face
of
the
opioid
epidemic,
Chief
Rader
has
shown
incredible
courage
and
served
as
a
pillar
of
strength
for
the
Huntington
community. And
as
the
first
woman
to
lead
a
professional
fire
department
in
the
state
she
broke
down
barriers
for
young
women
across
our
state,
and
has
served
as
a
role
model
for
all
West
Virginians.
I’m
honored
to
have
invited
her
to
join
me
for
the
State
of
the
Union
address
and
to
work
with
her
to
bring
an
end
to
this
crisis
that
is
impacting
every
part
of
our
state.
Do
you
have
a
suggestion
for
a
Spotlight
feature
in
your
community?
Click
here
to
inform
the
Senator.
On
the
Road
County
Commissioners
Association
Meeting
On
Monday, I
joined our
state's
county
commissioners
in
Charleston
at
their
annual
meeting.
Our
county
commissioners
do
important
work
and
I
was
honored
to
visit
with
them.
Skype
with
Lincoln
High
School
Last
week
I
had
the
honor
of
Skyping
in
to
Lincoln
County
High
School
from
Washington.
I
got some
great
questions
and
truly
enjoyed
the
opportunity
to
talk with
some
of
our
state's
best
and
brightest.
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