WHEELING – Retired president and CEO of Eagle Manufacturing Joe Eddy wants to take his “quiet leadership” style focused on job creation to Charleston.

Eddy announced Friday he would run as a Republican in 2026 for the West Virginia Senate District 1 seat – setting up a potential contested GOP primary with the current office holder, Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman.

Eddy has been retired from Eagle Manufacturing since 2019, and since that time he has been managing real estate holdings through Heritage Holdings.

He isn’t angered by what he sees in Charleston, but rather he sees a lot of disorder and a lack of mission – specifically in the Senate.

“That is why I decided to run,” Eddy said. “We’re effectively at a crossroads. The decisions made in the next couple of years will either have a positi

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