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The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.
Timothy Paul Armstead is an American politician who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia since 2018. In 2024, he began his second term as the chief justice. He formerly represented 40th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates. In 2015, Armstead became the first Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates in 84 years, serving in the position until 2018. Armstead is originally from Clendenin, West Virginia.
Christopher Todd Gilbert is an American politician and attorney. He previously served as the 57th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006, representing the 15th district in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains, made up of Page and Shenandoah Counties, plus parts of Rockingham and Warren Counties.
Roxann L. Robinson is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2010. She represented the 27th district, in Chesterfield County, in the southern suburbs of Richmond.
Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a public defender and Virginia State Senator from the 33rd district. Carroll Foy was elected to represent Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district in 2017, which covers parts of Prince William County and Stafford County in Northern Virginia. In December 2020, she resigned from the House of Delegates, in order to focus on her campaign for Governor of Virginia in 2021. She lost in the Democratic primary, placing second behind Terry McAuliffe. She was the 2023 Democratic nominee for State Senate in Virginia's 33rd Senate district, winning the race with nearly 63% of the vote.
Arch Alfred Moore Capito is an American attorney and politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was a candidate for governor of West Virginia in the state's 2024 gubernatorial election but was defeated by Patrick Morrisey. He resigned from the West Virginia House in December 2023 to focus on his campaign.
The 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia. Democratic Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott and Republican Governor Jim Justice were seeking their first term in office. Justice will succeed independent incumbent Joe Manchin, who did not seek a third full term.
The 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election was held on November 8, 2022, electing all 100 members of the chamber. This coincided with the election of 17 of West Virginia's 34 state senators, and the election of West Virginia's two U.S. representatives. Primary elections were held on May 10, 2022. Due to redistricting, this was the first House of Delegates election in which all members were elected from single member districts, with West Virginia following a trend of states phasing out multi-member districts in recent decades.
The 2022 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, and elected 17 of the chamber's 34 members. This coincided with elections in the House of Delegates, and the election of West Virginia's two representatives. Following the 2020 census, this was the first West Virginia Senate election held after redistricting. Primary elections were held on May 10, 2022.
Kathryn Hess Crouse is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th district. She was appointed by Governor Jim Justice on December 2, 2021. Elected in 2022 for the 19th District, which represents a part of Putnam County.
Heather Tully is an American politician and nurse serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 41st district. She was appointed by Governor Jim Justice on June 17, 2020.
Larry Pack is an American politician, accountant, and businessman who has served as West Virginia's acting Secretary of Revenue since December 2023. He was elected as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican in 2020 and served until his resignation in 2022. After his resignation, Pack worked as a senior advisor to Jim Justice until his appointment as Revenue Secretary.
Michael Honaker is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 46th district. Appointed by Governor Jim Justice in December 2021, he assumed office on January 4, 2022. On August 30, 2023, Honaker resigned from the House of Delegates after his appointment as the inspector general of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security.
Jordan Maynor is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 28 since August 24, 2021.
The 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections were on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the presidency, governorship, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and other offices. Primary elections were held on May 14, 2024.
Stephen "David" Green is an American politician from West Virginia. He is a Republican and represents District 36, which covers McDowell County, in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2024.
Jeffrey Stephens is an American politician from West Virginia. He is a Republican and represents District 6 in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2024.
Hollis T. Lewis is an American politician from West Virginia. He is a Democrat and represents District 57, which covers Kanawha County, in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2023.
Tom Clark is an American politician from West Virginia. Since 2024, he has been a Republican representing the 48th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
James Robert "JB" Akers II is an American politician from West Virginia. He is a Republican and represents District 55 in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2024.
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- ↑ "Gov. Justice appoints Anitra Hamilton to 81st District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ "Anitra Hamilton Takes the Oath of Office". Wrap Up. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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