John Raese
John Raese Personal details Born John Reeves Raese (1950-04-10) April 10, 1950 (age 64) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. Political party Republican Alma mater West Virginia University, Morgantown Website Campaign website John Reeves Raese (pronounced "/ˈrāsē/"; born April 10, 1950) is an American business owner and Republican Party politician. He has lost campaigns to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate in 1984, 2006, 2010 and 2012 and was defeated in the Republican primary in the election for Governor of West Virginia in 1988.