Vic Sprouse is the former

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Senate Minority Leader in the

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. Sprouse was first elected to the

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30th district in 1994 and was subsequently elected to the West Virginia Senate from Kanawha County in 1996 and re-elected in 2000 and 2004. During his period in the State Senate he was minority leader from 1998 to 2007. He graduated as a chemical engineer from Penn State University. He owned several Curves fitness centers in the Charleston area as well as a political and marketing firm. Sprouse is the Founder and former CEO of Brickhouse Cardio Club, Inc. a Charleston, WV based fitness studio and franchise specializing in fitness studios offering group classes. Sprouse is currently the Federal Funds and Grants Director at the West Virginia Department of Economic Development.

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