Kent Gilkerson
Democratic · WV
A retired federal law enforcement officer from Alderson in Monroe County who spent 25 years as a union leader and also farms and runs a small business. He focuses on rural communities and working families.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the endorsement of the West Virginia AFL-CIO, the state's labor federation, in the 2026 Democratic primary for State Senate District 10, as shown on its 2026 endorsement list.
September 21, 2026
Source: wvaflcio.org
Tested four fall planting dates for strawberries on his Alderson farm with a federal farm research grant (Northeast SARE, project FNE17-870). The results, reported on 2020-11-11, showed a mid-September planting gave a good crop with less labor.
November 11, 2020
Source: northeast.sare.org
Served as president of the federal workers' union local (American Federation of Government Employees Local 1494) at Federal Prison Camp Alderson around 2004, before taking a job in the prison's facilities department, according to a 2014 federal labor board decision.
June 26, 2014
Source: flra.gov
Past race Kent Gilkerson ran in:
- State Senate - District 10 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 10; West Virginia