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-lsb- http://www.wvsos.com government website -rsb- joe manchin earl ray tomblin betty ireland 1 fairmont , west virginia , u.s. democratic secretary of state of west virginia 25 december 1967 january 19 , 2009 erik wells natalietennant7.jpg natalie tennant
 natalie tennant west virginia university , morgantown
natalie tennant

natalie e. tennant -lrb- born december 25 , 1967 -rrb- is the secretary of state of west virginia .
she was elected in 2008 and officially took office on january 19 , 2009 .
she is a member of the democratic party .
tennant was the 2014 democratic party nominee for west virginia 's open u.s. senate seat , she lost to republican shelley moore capito .
prior to her election as secretary of state , tennant was a television reporter and co-owner of a video production company .
