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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.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in West Virginia was held on November 4,2014,to elect the three U.S. representatives from West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts.
Douglas Vernon Reynolds is an American politician,businessman,and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 17 from January 12,2013,to January 2017. Reynolds served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 in the District 16 seat. In 2016 Reynolds decided against running for his seat again,instead opting to run for the Attorney General of West Virginia position. Reynolds is also an attorney,the president of Energy Services of America,a pipeline construction company,and HD Media the publisher of the Herald-Dispatch and five other newspapers throughout West Virginia.
Suzette Marie Raines is an American politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates having represented District 35 from January 12,2013 until December 1,2014. Raines won the primary for the 2014 House of Delegates election,however she would later drop out from the race due to allegations from the Democratic Party as well as other personal reasons,and as a result her name was replaced on the ballot.
John "JB" McCuskey is an American politician who has served as West Virginia State Auditor since January 16,2017. A Republican,he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 35 from 2013 to 2017. On February 28,2023,he announced he would run for governor of West Virginia to attempt to succeed term limited governor Jim Justice. However,in July 2023 he announced that he would run for attorney general instead.
Rupert W. "Rupie" Phillips,Jr. is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate since 2020. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 19th and 24th Districts from 2011 to 2019.
Fredrik Eric Nelson,Jr. is an American politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates,having represented District 35 from January 12,2013,until December 1,2020. Nelson served consecutively from January 2011 until January 2013 in the District 30 seat. After his tenure in the West Virginia House of Delegates,he went on to run for District 17 in the West Virginia Senate,which he subsequently won in November 3,2020 general election. He was sworn in as State Senator on December 1,2020.
Carol Miller is an American farmer and politician who has represented West Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2019. The district,numbered as the 3rd district from 2019 to 2023,covers the southern half of the state,including Huntington,Charleston,Bluefield,and Beckley.
Nancy Lee Peoples Guthrie is an American politician was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 36th district from December 1,2012 to December 1,2016. Between 2006 and 2012,Guthrie represented the seven-member 30th district.
Daniel Bundy Wells is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 36 since January 12,2013. Wells served consecutively from January 2005 until January 2013 in a District 30 seat.
Mark Allen Hunt is an American politician who is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 8th district. From 2012 to 2014,Hunt was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 36 from 2012 to 2014. Hunt served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013,and non-consecutively from January 1995 until January 2001 and from January 2005 until January 2007 in District 30 and District 31 seats. Hunt was a candidate for West Virginia Senate in 2000 and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2006.
Craig Philip Blair is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 15 since January 12,2013. Blair served non-consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from January 2003 until January 2011 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the District 52 seat. Blair is also the father of former WV Delegate Saira Blair.
The 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Tom Takubo is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 17th district since January 14,2015. Takubo also serves as Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate,succeeding Ryan Ferns who was defeated in the 2018 West Virginia Senate election.
Mick Bates is an Australian American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 30th district from 2014 to 2022.
Elections to the West Virginia House of Delegates took place on November 3,2020. All the seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for 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.
The 2024 West Virginia Secretary of State election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the next secretary of state of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections,including for U.S. House and governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Republican secretary of state Mac Warner was eligible to seek re-election to a third term but has chosen instead to run for governor.
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- ↑ https://wvmetronews.com/2014/11/05/newcomers-galore-in-kanawha-co/
- ↑ "Kanawha Co. Delegate Arrested for DUI". October 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-legislator on casino ban list after blackjack cheating incident". November 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Douglas Skaff Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Skaff named president of HD Media". November 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Doug Skaff resigns from W.Va. House of Delegates". September 8, 2023.
- ↑ Taylor, Isaac; Curtis, Mark (October 12, 2023). "Doug Skaff switches to Republican party, files to run for West Virginia Secretary of State". WOWK/CBS 13.
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