Mario Palumbo
Mario Joseph Palumbo (April 13, 1933 – July 4, 2004) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kanawha County, West Virginia.In 1958, he joined the law firm of Woodroe, Kizer & Steed (now Kay, Casto & Chaney PPL).Palumbo served as a legal officer with the West Virginia Air National Guard and retired in 1981 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.In 1990, Palumbo was elected attorney general to complete the unexpired term of his predecessor, Charlie Brown.In 1992, he ran for governor of West Virginia, running third in the Democratic Primary, behind then-Governor Gaston Caperton and then-State Senator Charlotte Pritt.