Welcome to the Official Campaign Site of James L. Reaser!

James L. Reaser has served on the Harrison County Board of Education for almost 30 years, from 1968 to 1992 and 2001 to the present. During his service as a School Board member ten new public schools and the United Technical Center at Gore were built. Major additions or renovations were also completed at fifteen schools.

Some of the other programs and innovations in the school system which were initiated during his time on the board were, the establishment of kindergartens, preschool programs, special education of the mentally and physically challenged, the annual testing of all students, the introducton of guidance counseling in the elementary and middle schools, strengthening of the curriculum, especially in the study of mathematics, reading, writing, arts and a dramatic increase in computer training, distance learning, and established both middle and high school Transitional Schools which help children who have problems in school.

Jim and his wife Connie, married 49 years, live at Lake Floyd. They are the parents of Mark Reaser, a WVU Engineering graduate, who is Director of Gas Environmental Services for Dominion Transmission in Clarksburg and married to the former Beth Jarrett who is also employed by Dominion Transmission and Amy R. Bunch, a graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and is employed as the Pharmacist in Charge at Salem Colonial Pharmacy and is married to Tim Bunch, a Harrison County School Bus Operator.

Jim and Connie have two grandchildren, Clarissa Bunch, a sixth grade student at Salem Middle School and Corey Bunch, a first grader at Van Horn Elementary School in Salem.

Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Jim was educated in Harrison County public schools. He was an assistant plant manager and employee relations administrator for Union Carbide Corporation in Anmore, now retired. He attended Salem College and served as an officer in the U.S. Army Engineers. He is a member of the Enon Baptist Church where he serves as deacon.