Putnam County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census,the population was 57,440. Its county seat is Winfield,its largest incorporated city is Hurricane,and its largest community is the census-designated place of Teays Valley. Putnam County is part of the Huntington–Ashland,WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area,across the Kanawha River from Charleston,West Virginia.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia,the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston,although from 1873 to 1915,it was also required by state law to hold sessions in Charles Town in the state's Eastern Panhandle. The court also holds special sittings at various locations across the state.
Margaret Lee Workman is an American lawyer and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her 1988 election to the Supreme Court made her the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia and first female Justice on the Court.
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.
Natalie E. Tennant is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2009 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennant was the 2014 Democratic Party nominee for West Virginia's open U.S. Senate seat,which she lost to Republican Shelley Moore Capito. In 2016 she was defeated for re-election by Republican Mac Warner,and left office on January 16,2017.
Douglas Vernon Reynolds is an American politician,attorney,and businessman who was formerly a 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 Attorney General of West Virginia. Reynolds is also 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.
Carol Miller is an American farmer,educator,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.
Mitchell Carmichael is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 from 2012 until his defeat in 2020. Prior to his service in the Senate,Carmichael served in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 12 from 2000 through 2012. Carmichael was also a candidate for Governor of West Virginia in the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election. As President of the state Senate from January 2017 to January 2021,he held the title Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia. After his defeat in 2020,Governor Jim Justice appointed Carmichael as West Virginia's economic development director.
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.
Elizabeth D. "Beth" Walker is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals since 2017. She was elected in the Court's first non-partisan election on May 10,2016. She began a 12-year term on January 1,2017. Walker is the 77th justice to serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the same office in 2008. She has served as chief justice in 2019 and 2023.
West Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Glenn Jeffries and Mark Hunt. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
Joshua Kurt Higginbotham is an American politician and author. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican,representing the 13th district,from 2016 until November 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Daniel W. Greear is an American lawyer and politician. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates,representing Kanawha County from 1995 to 1996. Since 2021 he has acted as a judge at the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
