Charlotte Lane | |
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Chair of the West Virginia Public Service Commission | |
Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
Governor | Jim Justice |
Member of the United States International Trade Commission | |
In office 2003–2011 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Succeeded by | David S. Johanson |
Member of the West VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 35th district | |
In office 2016–2019 | |
In office 1991–1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 12,1947 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Marshall University (AB) West Virginia University (JD) |
Charlotte R. Lane (born August 12,1947) is an American attorney and politician from the state of West Virginia. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Lane is a native of Pleasants County,West Virginia. She moved to Charleston,West Virginia,in 1973. [1] Lane earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and journalism from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law. [2]
Charlotte Lane served in the West Virginia House of Delegates throughout the 1990s and was later appointed as chair the West Virginia Public Service Commission. [1] In 1987,she served as the United States attorney on an interim basis. In 2004,President George W. Bush appointed Lane to the United States International Trade Commission. [3]
Lane ran for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections, [4] but lost the Republican primary election to Alex Mooney. [5]
Lane was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1981. [4]
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