| Don L. Blankenship AKA Donald Leon Blankenship Born: 14-Mar-1950
Birthplace: Stopover, KY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CEO of Massey Energy, 2000-10 Accused of conspiring to violate safety and health standards at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, where an explosion on 5 April 2010 killed 29 mine workers.
Succeeded as Massey CEO by Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. on 3 December 2010. Father: (d.)
Mother: Nancy Blankenship (d.)
Brother: Anthony
Sister: Beulah
Brother: George
Wife: (div., two children)
Son: John
Daughter: Jennifer
High School: Magnolia High School, Matewan, WV (1969)
University: BA Accounting, Marshall University (1972)
Massey Energy CEO (2000-2010)
Massey Energy President (2000-2008)
Massey Energy President & CEO, A.T. Massey Coal Co. (1992-2010)
Massey Energy President, Massey Coal Services (1989-91)
Massey Energy Rawl Sales & Processing Co. (1982-89)
Fluor Accountant (1982)
Flowers Industries (1977-82)
Keebler Company (1972-77)
Central Soya
Member of the Board of Massey Energy (1996-2010, as Chairman, 2000-10)
Member of the Board of Fluor (1996)
Center for Energy and Economic Development Board of Directors
Citizens for Bunning
Conspiracy to violate safety and health standards (indicted, 13-Nov-2014)
Friends of George Allen
Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee
Frist 2000
McConnell Senate Committee
Mission West Virginia Inc
National Mining Association Board of Directors
National Republican Congressional Committee
Portman for Senate Committee
Tom Delay Congressional Committee
Toomey for Senate Committee
US Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Global Warming Skeptics
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