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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.
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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.
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William Paul Cole III is an American businessman,politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 6th district from 2013 to 2017. He was the President of the Senate from 2015 to 2017. Cole also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from May 28,2010,to January 12,2011,to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Delegate John Shott.
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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.
Jarred Cannon is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district,elected in the 2022 general election. He previously served the 22nd district after being appointed by Jim Justice in 2022 following the resignation of his predecessor Joe Jeffries from the legislature.
The 2024 West Virginia State Treasurer election will take place on November 5,2024,to elect the next state treasurer of West Virginia. Incumbent Republican treasurer Riley Moore is not seeking re-election,instead opting to run for U.S. House. Primary elections took place on May 14,2024.
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- ↑ "District 35 - Larry Pack". West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ "Membership Gallery". GOP. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "Larry Pack (West Virginia)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ "WVa lawmakers form group to identify ways to fight hunger". AP NEWS. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ "Larry Pack to join Gov. Justice's Administration as Senior Advisor". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ↑ "Gov. Justice appoints Larry Pack as Acting Secretary of Revenue". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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