Byrd White is a West Virginia accountant and state government official. He was appointed in March 2019 by Governor Jim Justice as West Virginia's Secretary of Transportation as a replacement for Tom Smith, who Justice had fired over a dispute about maintenance of secondary roads.
White is a former Raleigh County Commissioner and highway construction company executive.
References
- "UPDATE: Byrd White officially appointed as Secretary of DOT". WDTV. March 26, 2019.
- "Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions". March 11, 2019.
- "Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions". WV News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- Horak, David (10 March 2019). "Gov. Justice fires WV Secretary of Transportation". WVNS. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Governor Justice appoints Byrd White as secretary of W.Va. Department of Transportation". 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- Farrish, Jessica. "Byrd White resigns from Raleigh County Commission". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links
- https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-announces-plans-to-fix-secondary-roads-and-refocus-Division-of-Highways-as-maintenance-first-agency.aspx
- https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-appoints-White-as-Secretary-of-Transportation.aspx