• Office Sought: Governor of West Virginia
• Birth Date: May 12, 1942
• Residence: Beckley, WV
• Occupation: Businessman
• Spouse: Helen C. Peterson
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Web site: http://www.russweeks2008.com/index.html

Education

• GED, U.S. Navy, 1960

Offices and positions held

• W. Va. State Senator, 2002-2006

Military service

• U.S. Navy, 1958-1978

Businesses Owned, Past Careers, Board Memberships, Etc.

• Area Sales Representative, Select Specialty Products, Incorporated, 1993-present
• Carpenter, Pinnacle Construction, 1991-1993
• Outside Utility/Equipment Operator, ELK Run Coal Company, 1981-1992
• Carpenter, Kennedy Builders Incorporated, 1978-1981
• 800 Hour Residential Carpentry, 1978

Book(s)

• No Strings Attached: The Big Lies of West Virginia Government and One Man's Fight for the Truth, 2007

Russ Weeks, 66, was born in Beckley, W.Va. where he still lives. He dropped out of high school to join the U.S. Navy in 1958 and served for 20 years, including combat tours during the Vietnam War.

Weeks won a surprise victory over state Sen. Bill Wooton in 2002, and represented Raleigh County until 2006, when Weeks' re-election bid failed.

Weeks and his wife, Helen, have two adult children.