| 词条 | Eric Porterfield |
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|name = Eric Porterfield |image = |state_delegate = West Virginia |district = 27th |alongside = John Shott & Joe Ellington |term_start = January 9, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = Marty Gearheart |successor = Incumbent |birth_name = Eric Earl Porterfield |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|17}} |birth_place = Princeton, West Virginia, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = |residence = Princeton, West Virginia |alma_mater = |profession = |website = |children=2}} Eric Earl Porterfield (born November 17, 1974) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 27, which includes parts of Mercer and Raleigh counties. First elected in 2018, Porterfield is the second blind person to ever serve in the West Virginia legislature. Alongside being a physically disabled politician, Porterfield is well known for his unwavering opposition to LGBT rights. Early life and educationPorterfield was born and raised in Princeton, West Virginia. Describing himself as a “pretty wild, out-of-control teenager,” he later attended a Bible college at age 20.[1][2] In 2006, at age 32, he was blinded as a result of a head injury received in a physical altercation.[3] Porterfield has not discussed the cause or nature of the altercation, noting “I can’t fully get into all the details of it, because there’s still some stuff pending on it, but a major altercation with a multitude of men ended up leaving me instantaneously blind on December 10, 2006.” The altercation occurred as a result of Mr Porterfield's associate assaulting a female employee of a strip club where Mr. Porterfield had been a patron for much of the night. During said altercation, which Mr. Porterfield was very much an active participant in, he was blinded by his opponent. [3] Political careerElectoral historyPorterfield was spurred to run for political office after a Republican Mercer County magistrate granted a protective order against him and his wife; this was in response to their organizing a boycott of a local OB-GYN over her support of abortion rights. Porterfield has also cited his opposition to a law banning conversion therapy as a contributing factor in his decision to run.[3] He succeeded incumbent delegate Marty Gearheart, who decided to forgo reelection in 2018 and seek West Virginia's 3rd congressional district seat.[4] Political viewsPorterfield strongly opposes LGBT rights.[5][6] In February 2019, Porterfield faced criticism and calls to resign after he made a series of homophobic comments. After using the slur "faggot" in committee on February 6 while advocating for an amendment that would nullify local LGBT anti-discrimination ordinances, he appeared in interviews on February 8 calling the LGBT community "a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan" and a “terrorist group."[7][8] On February 10, when asked during a television interview on WVVA what he would do if his son and daughter ever came out to him as gay, Porterfield repeatedly responded that he would "see if they could swim" and declined to clarify what he meant.[9] This was taken by many as implying he would drown them, though Porterfield later rejected this interpretation.[10][11][12] West Virginia Republican Party chair Melody Potter denounced Porterfield's words as unacceptable, saying further that they were "hateful, hurtful, and do not reflect the values of our country, our state, and the Republican Party.”[13] In response, Porterfield refused to apologize and doubled-down on his original statements, calling LGBTQ people "brutal monsters."[14] Election results{{Election box begin no change| title = 2018 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 27[15] }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Shott | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,220 | percentage = 23.77% }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Ellington | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,033 | percentage = 21.77% }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Eric Porterfield | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,854 | percentage = 19.85% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Zane Lawhorn | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,845 | percentage = 19.75% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Mike Swatts | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,388 | percentage = 14.86% }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change | title = 2018 general election, House of Delegates, District 27[16] }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Shott | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 9,721 | percentage = 23.31% }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Eric Porterfield | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 8,821 | percentage = 21.15% }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Ellington | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 8,729 | percentage = 20.93% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Carol Bailey | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 6,066 | percentage = 14.55% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Phoebe Meadows | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 4,208 | percentage = 10.09% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Lacy Watson | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 3,373 | percentage = 8.09% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Karen White | party = Mountain Party | votes = 785 | percentage = 1.88% }}{{Election box end}} Personal lifePorterfield married the former Jessica Worrell and has two children, Beth and John. They live in Princeton.[3] He is a born again Baptist missionary.[17] He founded Blind Faith Ministries in 2012 and has done missionary work with the group in South Sudan, Venezuela, and Cuba.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Candidate Profile: Eric Porterfield, House, District 27|work=The Register-Herald|url=https://www.register-herald.com/news/candidate-profile-eric-porterfield-house-district/article_a133ba54-51d1-11e8-a22c-5fb381dcf5e7.html|date=May 5, 2018|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.ptonline.net/news/local_news/porterfields-bring-blind-faith-to-south-sudan/article_fa0ea72a-6f9d-5634-ad5e-fcd5a74464b1.html|title=Porterfields bring Blind Faith to South Sudan|last=Toler|first=Tammie|date=September 28, 2012|website=ptonline.net|publisher=Princeton Times|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 12, 2019}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|first=Jake|last=Zuckerman|title=Blind delegate to take office in January |work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/blind-delegate-to-take-office-in-january/article_5f454a5a-8b15-5892-88fa-e164afcfee51.html|date=December 25, 2018|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web|first=Pete|last=Davis|title=Porterfield eager to lend his support to legislative conservatives|work= WV Metronews|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2018/11/28/porterfield-eager-to-lend-his-support-to-legislative-conservatives/|date=November 28, 2018|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/12/us/eric-porterfield-west-virginia-lgbt-kkk-comments-trnd/index.html|title=A West Virginia lawmaker is facing calls to resign after comparing LGBT people to the KKK|last=Willingham|first=AJ|date=February 13, 2019|website=CNN|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-19}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/13/eric-porterfield-anti-lgbt-republican-lawmaker/|title=Who is Eric Porterfield? What has the anti-LGBT Republican lawmaker said?|last=Butler|first=Tijen|date=February 13, 2019|website=PinkNews|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-19}} 7. ^{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Zuckerman|title=GOP delegate compares gay community to Ku Klux Klan|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/gop-delegate-compares-gay-community-to-ku-klux-klan/article_d745c6cb-2de2-53a1-a757-048cb5f3eb19.html|date=February 8, 2019|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} 8. ^{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Blake|title=West Va. GOP legislator: 'LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan'|work=The Washington Times|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/9/eric-porterfield-gop-delegate-the-lgbtq-is-a-moder/|date=February 9, 2019|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://wvva.com/news/top-stories/2019/02/10/delegate-porterfield-stands-by-his-statements-regarding-the-lgbtq-community/|title=Porterfield stands by statements on LGBTQ community|date=February 10, 2019|website=WVVA|language=en-US|access-date=February 12, 2019}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Did West Virginia Pol Eric Porterfield Say He'd Drown His Gay Kids?|work=The Advocate|url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/12/antigay-west-virginia-pol-says-hed-see-if-his-gay-kids-could-swim|date=February 11, 2019|accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Gazette editorial: Eric Porterfield isn't as bad as you think; he's worse|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/gazette_opinion/editorial/gazette-editorial-eric-porterfield-isn-t-as-bad-as-you/article_295a6fe5-c911-5991-bde5-6a579c29c2d4.html|date=February 11, 2019|accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 12. ^{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Porterfield|title= In my office thinking about my wife and children...|url=https://www.facebook.com/100000440084979/posts/2341608345863812/|publisher=Facebook|date= February 12, 2019|accessdate=February 12, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2019}} 13. ^{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Fitzsimmons|title=GOP lawmaker under fire after calling LGBTQ groups 'modern day' KKK|work=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-lawmaker-under-fire-after-calling-lgbtq-groups-modern-day-n970231|date=February 11, 2019|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} 14. ^{{cite web|first=Steven Allen|last=Adams|title=Del. Porterfield doubles down on anti-LGBTQ remarks|work=The Parkersburg News and Sentinel|url=http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2019/02/del-porterfield-doubles-down-on-anti-lgbtq-remarks/|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=West Virginia Elections Results, May 8, 2018 |publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=February 11, 2019|url=https://elections.ap.org/gazettemail/election_results/2018-05-08}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=West Virginia Elections Results, November 6, 2018|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=February 11, 2019|url=https://elections.ap.org/gazettemail/election_results/2018-11-06}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/13/eric-porterfield-west-virginia-lawmaker-slammed-anti-gay-remarks/2865439002/|title=West Virginia lawmaker called to resign after comparing LGBTQ people to the Ku Klux Klan|last=Lam|first=Kristin|date=February 13, 2019|website=USA TODAY|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-19}} External links
11 : 1974 births|Living people|American politicians with physical disabilities|Baptist missionaries from the United States|Blind people from the United States|Blind politicians|Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates|People from Mercer County, West Virginia|West Virginia Republicans|21st-century American politicians|Christians from West Virginia |
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