Sean Hornbuckle | |
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| Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office August 8, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Skaff |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office December 1,2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Craig |
| Constituency | 16th district (2014–2022) 25th district (2022–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2,1985 Huntington,West Virginia,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Marshall University (BA,MBA) |
| Occupation | Elected official Financial advisor [1] |
| Known for | First black House Minority Leader in West Virginia history |
Sean Hornbuckle (born September 2,1985) is an American politician who has served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 25th district since 2014. [1] [2] [3] In 2023,Hornbuckle was elected Minority Leader of the House of Delegates. [4] He is the first black floor leader in the West Virginia history. [4] [5]
Hornbuckle was born and raised in Huntington,West Virginia. [6] He attended Huntington High School,where he played basketball and football and was a member of the National Honor Society. [6] He graduated in 2003.
He attended Marshall University,where received a bachelor of arts in sports management and marketing [6] in 2007,and a master's in business administration in 2010. [4] [6] At Marshall,he was elected student body president in 2009, [7] and named "Mr. Marshall." [6] In addition,he was a member of the Society of Black Scholars. [6]
After graduating from Marshall,Hornbuckle served on the faculty of Mountwest Community and Technical College from 2011 to 2013. [6]
Since 2013, [6] he has coached AAU and YMCA youth basketball teams. [4] [8] [9]
In 2014,he was first elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates. [4] [6]
Since 2015,he has worked as a financial advisor with Edward Jones. [1] [4] [6]
From 2017 to 2019,he served as co-interim director of the Fairfield Community Development Corporation. [6] [10]
In 2023,Hornbuckle was elected Minority Leader of the House of Delegates after his predecessor,Doug Skaff,stepped down from the post. [11]
Hornbuckle serves on the board of directors for civic and community organizations,including Huntington Prep and Yeager Scholars,and the Planning Commission for the City of Huntington. He is a member of NAACP's Huntington chapter.
Hornbuckle lives in Huntington,West Virginia,where he has one child. Hornbuckle is a Christian.
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