Riley Keaton | |
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Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office December 1, 2020 –October 12, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Rick Atkinson |
Succeeded by | Erica Moore |
Constituency | 11th district (2020–2022) 15th district (2022–2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicholas Riley Keaton August 19,1997 Spencer,West Virginia |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Roane County High School |
Nicholas Riley Keaton (born August 9,1997) is an American politician who served as a Delegate to the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2023. Keaton is a Republican.
Keaton was born in Spencer,West Virginia,to Tony and Tracey Keaton. He studied for his Bachelor of Economics degree at West Virginia University. As a teenager,Keaton was politically active. Before assuming office,Keaton was employed as the president of a limited liability company. [1] [2]
In his first primary,Keaton narrowly lost to incumbent Rick Atkinson in a three-way race,receiving 37.36% of the vote and missing the nomination by only 28 votes. [3]
In the 2020 primary,Keaton defeated Atkinson with 52.01% of the vote to win the nomination. [4]
In the general election,Keaton defeated Democrat Mark Pauley with 66.46% of the vote. [5]
In 2022,Keaton's district changed following the states redistricting. He was once again up against Rick Atkinson in the primary. On May 10,2022,he went on to win the primary with 56% of the vote to Atkinson's 44%. [6]
In the general election,Keaton defeated Democrat Chuck Conner with 30.1% of the vote.
Keaton is an assistant majority whip in the House of Delegates. [1]
Keaton has an "A" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund [8] and a 100% rating from the West Virginia Citizens Defense League,a regional gun rights organization. [1]
With many of his fellow Delegates,Keaton signed onto a resolution requesting West Virginia Senators and Congresspeople to oppose bills that would allow statehood for the District of Columbia. [9]
Keaton opposed Senate Bill 680,a bill that would make it harder for school staff to be given raises,but the bill passed the House of Delegates despite some Republican opposition. [10]
Keaton was the lead sponsor of House Bill 2595,a bill that would prohibit so-called "divisive concepts" from being taught in West Virginia schools or promoted in other state-funded agencies. It targeted criticisms of American society,eliminating language that would refer to the US as a "fundamentally racist or sexist" country. [7] [11] [12] [13]
Keaton voted for SB 11,a bill that would make it more difficult for employees to strike. [14] [15] [1]
On October 12,2023,Keaton formally resigned from his position in the West Virginia House of Delegates,stating on his Facebook that he has accepted a legislative role with the Jim Justice Administration’s Department of Human Services. [16]
Keaton is a Catholic. [2] On October 8,2022,Keaton married Sadie Shields at the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston. [17]
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