Mineral County Republican Executive Committee
Post Office Box 1
Keyser, WV 26726
MINERALCOUNTYGOP.ORG
mincowvgop@gmail.com
The following MCREC members were elected by Mineral County voters in the WV State primary election of May 12th and certified by the Mineral County Commission on May 27, 2026. An organizational meeting of the MCREC was held on June 11, 2026, and the results are as follows for the period of 2026-2030:
Mineral County Republican Executive Committee (MCREC) 2026-2030
Dr. R.D. Barnes, Chair
Gary G. Howell, Vice Chair
Sherry Alt, Treasurer
Crystal Lloyd, Assistant Treasurer
Harry R. Copen, MCREC Pastor
Lisa Barnes, Public Affairs Officer
Ronald Gene Lloyd, Jr, Planning Officer
Harry R. Copen, Ballot Commissioner
Sherry Alt, Assistant Ballot Commissioner
Lisa Barnes, Assistant Ballot Commissioner
Dr. R.D. Barnes, Assistant Ballot Commissioner
WV GOP State Executive Committee Member
Lisa Barnes – elected in 14th Senatorial District by Ballot May 12th
Dr. R.D. Barnes – retains seat on SEC after being re-elected Chair of the MCREC June 11, 2026
Republican County Executive Committee (MCREC)
District 1
Sherry Alt – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
District 2
Dr. R.D. Barnes – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Gary G. Howell – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Lisa Barnes – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
District 3
Crystal Lloyd – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Harry R. Copen – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Ronald Gene Lloyd, Jr. – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Republican Congressional Executive Committee
Harry R. Copen – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Sherry Alt – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Republican Delegate Executive Committee
Dave Barnes – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Crystal Lloyd – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Republican Senatorial Executive Committee
Harry R. Copen – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
Sherry Alt – elected on County Primary Ballot May 12th
The MCREC 2026 fall meeting schedule follows. Meetings of the full Committee will be held on Thursday, September 10 and Thursday, November 12, 2025. Depending on the volume of business, the Committee may have additional meetings. The MCREC projects to work on as approved by the full committee:
- Work on developing a donor base and outreach for fundraising.
- Develop a list of Legislative items.
- June/July/August 250th USA Proclamations signed by Chair and Vice Chair to residents
- Support the Light Up Route 220 Holiday Project to purchase decorations for electric poles through Keyser to the PVH entrance.
- Develop a list of County ideas to improve Mineral County residents’ lives, similar to the prior biking and walking pathway letter where we could obtain money from Federal and State Officials.
- Update MCREC responsibilities PowerPoint slide.
- Continue developing MCREC mailing list.
- Strengthen relationships with local pastors and groups.
- Strengthen relationships with the COS that had a table at our LDD
- Education outreach to other local organizations such as Rotary and Chamber and voters
- Put a legislative tracker on our MCREC website for residents
- We need someone who knows WordPress very well to volunteer to work on upgrading our relatively new MCREC website, working with guidance from the Chair. The person does not need to be a member of the MCREC. A volunteer.
- Push electronic transparency in county government for taxpayer dollars through the WV Auditor’s WV checkbook system. The clerk confirmed they are working on this.
Thank you for your help in getting loyal, conservative Republican candidates elected. If you need additional information about the MCREC, please E-mail us at mincowvgop@gmail.com
With warm regards, Dr. R.D. Barnes, Chair
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Dr. R.D. Barnes, Chair
Gary G. Howell, Vice Chair
Sherry L. Alt, Treasurer
Crystal Lloyd, Assistant Treasurer
Harry R. Copen, MCREC Pastor
Lisa Barnes, Public Affairs Officer
Ronald Lloyd, Jr., Planning Officer
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