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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.
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.
Eileen Robin Filler-Corn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022, a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022. She represented the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington, D.C., from 2010 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the first woman and Jewish person to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Erikka Lynn Storch was a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. She represented districts in the Northern Panhandle since 2011. In 2010, she announced her intentions to seek one of the two seats being vacated by outgoing Representative Orphy Klempa and Tal Hutchins. She faced off against future Representative Ryan Ferns, businessman Dolph Santorine, and attorney Shawn Fluharty in the general election. She placed first with nearly 5,000 votes. In 2022, Storch was re-elected to the WV House of Delegates after she defeated Democratic challenger Teresa Toriseva. On May 17, 2023, Storch announced she would be resigning from the House of Delegates, taking a job with American Electric Power (AEP).
Saira Blair is a former politician from Martinsburg, West Virginia, and was the youngest person elected to state or federal office in the United States upon her election in 2014. In November 2014, aged 18, she was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 59th district, which is based in the Eastern Panhandle and encompasses portions of Berkeley County and Morgan County. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Danica A. Roem is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024. A Democrat, she represents the 30th district covering part of Prince William County including the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. She previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th district from 2018-2024.
John Joseph McGuire III is an American politician and businessman who is a member of the Virginia State Senate. He was elected to the newly redrawn 10th Senate district in 2023, coming out of a four-way primary with 63% of the vote and running unopposed in the general election. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, and represented the old 56th district which comprised areas to the North and West of Richmond, Virginia.
Suhas Subramanyam is an American lawyer and member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 32nd district. He is the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 10th congressional district.
Don L. Scott, Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 80th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10, 2024, he became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history.
The 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia. Primary elections took place on May 14, 2024.
Brenda Jeanette Thiam is an American politician who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 2B from 2020 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first African-American Republican woman to serve in the Maryland General Assembly. In 2024, she unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th congressional district, losing to former state delegate Neil Parrott in the Republican primary election.
Danielle Walker is an American politician and community activist, who served as a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 until her resignation in 2023. Through her tenure, Walker was the only Black woman serving in the West Virginia Legislature. In June 2022, Walker was elected vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party, she later resigned as vice chairwoman after her selection as the leader of the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia.
Jonathan Derrick Evans is an American politician and convicted felon. He served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 19th district from December 1, 2020, to January 9, 2021.
Nadarius Clark is an American activist and politician who served as delegate for the 79th district of the Virginia House of Delegates. Clark, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Steve Heretick in the Democratic primary and Republican nominee Lawrence Mason in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election.
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.
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.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate, to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20, 2023. Democrats gained 3 seats, winning back control with a 51–49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.
The 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the presidency, governorship, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and other offices. Primary elections will be held on May 14, 2024.
Erica J. Moore is an American politician from West Virginia. She is a Republican and represents District 15 in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2023.
References
- ↑ "Diana Winzenreid Appointed to District 4 House of Delegates Seat". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Diana Winzenreid sworn in as new West Virginia state GOP House member". AP News. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ Lewis, Jarett (June 6, 2023). "Winzenreid appointed to House of Delegates, replaces Storch". WV MetroNews. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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