Former Congressman David McKinley, a seventh-generation West Virginian who spent more than a decade fighting for coal miners and Mountain State workers on Capitol Hill, died peacefully at his home in Wheeling. He was 79. Tributes from across West Virginia’s political leadership poured in Friday, honoring a man who built an engineering business, chaired the state Republican Party, and served six terms in Congress before retiring in 2023.
No cause of death has been disclosed. McKinley is survived by his wife Mary, four children, and six grandchildren.
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