What is Earl Ray Tomblin?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Earl Ray Tomblin |image = Earl Ray Tomblin 2017.jpg |order = 35th |office = Governor of West Virginia |term_start = November 15, 2010<ref>{{cite journal|last=Steager|first=Dale|title=Acting Governor and Serving as Acting Governor: The Differences|journal=IOGA of West Virginia Newsletter|date=February 2011|url=http://www.spilmanlaw.com/Mobile/Home/Publications/Other/Acting-Governor-and-Serving-as-Acting-Governor--Th|accessdate=July 26, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |term_end = January 16, 2017 |predecessor = [[Joe Manchin]] |successor = [[Jim Justice]] |office2 = [[List of Presidents of the West Virginia Senate|President of the West Virginia Senate]] |term_start2 = January 3, 1995 |term_end2 = November 3, 2011 |predecessor2 = [[Keith Burdette]] |successor2 = [[Jeff Kessler]] |state_senate3 = West Virginia |district3= 7th |term_start3 = December 1, 1980 |term_end3 = November 3, 2011 |predecessor3 = J. Ned Grubb |successor3= [[Art Kirkendoll]] |state_delegate4 = West Virginia |district4= 16th |term_start4 = December 1, 1974 |term_end4 = December 1, 1980 |predecessor4 = |successor4 = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|3|15}} |birth_place = [[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan County]], [[West Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Joanne Jaeger |children = 1 |residence = [[West Virginia Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]] |alma_mater = [[West Virginia University]]<br>[[Marshall University]] |website = }} '''Earl Ray Tomblin''' (born March 15, 1952) is an American politician. In 2010, he became Acting [[Governor]] of [[West Virginia]] after [[Joe Manchin]] was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was Acting governor from November 15, 2010 until 2011. From 2011 to 2017 he was the Governor of West Virginia. On October 2011, he won a special elect