List of members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates
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This List of members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates lists the members of the House of Delegates
for the 80th West Virginia
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which convened in January 2011.
West Virginia House of Delegates
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.-Historical:-Current:-District organization:...
for the 80th West Virginia
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The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the Legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's...
which convened in January 2011.
House of Delegates Leadership
| Position | Name | Party | District | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House Speaker (politics) The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the... |
Richard Thompson Richard Thompson (West Virginia politician) Richard "Rick" Thompson is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 17th District since 2000. He is currently Speaker of the House, elected in January 2007. He earlier served as a Delegate from 1981 through 1983... |
Democratic | 17 | Wayne Co. Wayne County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile... |
| Speaker pro tempore Speaker (politics) The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the... |
Ron Fragale Ron Fragale Ronald A. "Ron" Fragale is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 41st District since 2000. He is currently Speaker Pro Tempore. He earlier served as a Delegate from 1990 through 1998.-External links:... |
Democratic | 41 | Harrison Co. Harrison County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 165 people per square mile . There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 75 per square mile... |
| Majority Leader Majority leader In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the... |
Brent Boggs | Democratic | 34 | Braxton Co. |
| Minority Leader Minority leader In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position... |
Tim Armstead Tim Armstead Tim Armstead, of Elkview, West Virginia, is a Republican politician from West Virginia, currently representing 32nd District in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Armstead is originally from Clendenin, West Virginia... |
Republican | 32 | Kanawha Co. Kanawha County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile... |
| Majority Whip Whip (politics) A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy... |
Mike Caputo Mike Caputo Michael "Mike" Caputo is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 43rd District since 1996. He is currently Majority Whip. He was born and raised in Rivesville, WV and attended Rivesville Elementary School and Rivesville High School... |
Democratic | 43 | Marion Co. Marion County, West Virginia | style="float:right;"|As of the census of 2000, there were 56,598 people, 23,652 households, and 15,515 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 26,660 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile... |
| Minority Whip Whip (politics) A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy... |
Mitch Carmichael | Republican | 12 | Jackson Co. |
List of Members in the House of Delegates by District
| District | Representative | Party | County of Residence |
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| 1 | Ronnie D. Jones | Dem | Hancock Hancock County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 32,667 people, 13,678 households, and 9,506 families residing in the county. The population density was 394 people per square mile . There were 14,728 housing units at an average density of 178 per square mile... |
| Randy Swartzmiller | Dem | ||
| 2 | Timothy Ennis | Dem | Brooke Brooke County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 25,447 people, 10,396 households, and 7,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 286 people per square mile . There were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile... |
| Roy E. Givens | Dem | ||
| 3 | Ryan Ferns | Dem | Ohio Ohio County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile... |
| Erikka Storch | Rep | Ohio | |
| 4 | Michael T. Ferro | Dem | Marshall Marshall County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 35,519 people, 14,207 households, and 10,101 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 15,814 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile... |
| Scott Varner | Dem | ||
| 5 | Dave Pethtel | Dem | Wetzel Wetzel County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 17,693 people, 7,164 households, and 5,079 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,313 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile... |
| 6 | Wm. Roger Romine | Rep | Tyler |
| 7 | Lynwood "Woody" Ireland | Rep | Ritchie Ritchie County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 10,343 people, 4,184 households, and 2,999 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 5,513 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile... |
| 8 | William Anderson | Rep | Wood Wood County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 87,986 people, 36,275 households, and 24,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 240 people per square mile . There were 39,785 housing units at an average density of 108 per square mile... |
| 9 | Anna Border | Rep | |
| 10 | Tom Azinger | Rep | |
| John N. Ellem | Rep | ||
| Daniel Poling | Dem | Wood | |
| 11 | Bob Ashley | Rep | Roane Roane County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 15,446 people, 6,161 households, and 4,479 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 7,360 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... |
| 12 | Mitch B. Carmichael | Rep | Jackson |
| 13 | Helen Martin | Dem | Putnam Putnam County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 51,589 people, 20,028 households, and 15,281 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 21,621 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile... |
| Brady Paxton | Dem | ||
| 14 | Troy Andes | Rep | Putnam |
| Brian Savilla | Rep | ||
| 15 | Kevin J. Craig | Dem | Cabell Cabell County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 96,784 people, 41,180 households, and 25,490 families residing in the county. The population density was 344 people per square mile . There were 45,615 housing units at an average density of 162 per square mile... |
| Carol Miller | Rep | Cabell | |
| Jim Morgan | Dem | Cabell | |
| 16 | Doug Reynolds | Dem | |
| Kelli Sobonya | Rep | Cabell | |
| Dale Stephens | Dem | Cabell | |
| 17 | Richard Thompson | Dem | Wayne Wayne County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile... |
| Don Perdue | Dem | ||
| 18 | Larry W. Barker | Dem | Boone Boone County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 25,535 people, 10,291 households, and 7,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 11,575 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile... |
| 19 | Greg Butcher | Dem | Logan Logan County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 37,710 people, 14,880 households, and 10,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile . There were 16,807 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile... |
| Rupert "Rupie" Phillips Jr. | Dem | ||
| Ralph Rodighiero | Dem | ||
| Josh Stowers | Dem | Lincoln Lincoln County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 22,108 people, 8,664 households, and 6,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 9,846 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile... |
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| 20 | K. Steven Kominar | Dem | Mingo Mingo County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 28,253 people, 11,303 households, and 8,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile . There were 12,898 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile... |
| 21 | Harry Keith White | Dem | |
| 22 | Daniel J. Hall | Dem | Wyoming Wyoming County, West Virginia Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,796. Its county seat is Pineville. Wyoming County was created in 1850 from Logan County and named for the Delaware Indian word meaning "large plains."-Geography:According to the U.S... |
| Linda Goode Phillips | Dem | ||
| 23 | Clif Moore | Dem | McDowell McDowell County, West Virginia McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The land that became McDowell was originally part of Tazewell County, Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,113. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically... |
| 24 | Marty Gearheart | Rep | Mercer Mercer County, West Virginia -External links:* * * * * * *... |
| 25 | Joe Ellington | Rep | Mercer |
| John R. Frazier | Dem | Mercer | |
| 26 | Gerald L. Crosier | Dem | Monroe Monroe County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 14,583 people, 5,447 households, and 3,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 7,267 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... |
| 27 | Virginia Mahan | Dem | Summers Summers County, West Virginia Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,927. Its county seat is Hinton. Summers County was created by an act of the West Virginia General Assembly on February 27, 1871 from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe... |
| Rick Moye | Dem | Raleigh Raleigh County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 79,220 people, 31,793 households, and 22,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 130 people per square mile . There were 35,678 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile... |
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| John O'Neal | Rep | Raleigh | |
| Rick Snuffer | Rep | ||
| Linda Sumner | Rep | ||
| 28 | Thomas W. Campbell | Dem | Greenbrier Greenbrier County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile... |
| Ray Canterbury | Rep | Greenbrier | |
| 29 | David Perry | Dem | Fayette Fayette County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 47,579 people, 18,945 households, and 13,128 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 21,616 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile... |
| John Pino | Dem | ||
| Margaret Anne Staggers | Dem | ||
| 30 | Bonnie Brown | Dem | Kanawha Kanawha County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile... |
| Nancy Peoples Guthrie | Dem | ||
| Barbara Hatfield | Dem | ||
| Mark Hunt | Dem | ||
| Eric Nelson | Rep | Kanawha | |
| Doug Skaff, Jr. | Dem | Kanawha | |
| Danny Wells | Dem | ||
| 31 | Meshea Poore | Dem | |
| 32 | Tim Armstead | Rep | Kanawha |
| Patrick Lane | Rep | ||
| Ron Walters | Rep | ||
| 33 | David Walker | Dem | Clay Clay County, West Virginia -External links:***... |
| 34 | Brent Boggs | Dem | Braxton |
| 35 | Harold Sigler | Rep | Nicholas |
| 36 | Joe Talbott | Dem | Webster |
| 37 | Denise L. Campbell | Dem | Randolph Randolph County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile... |
| Bill Hartman | Dem | ||
| 38 | Peggy Donaldson Smith | Dem | Lewis Lewis County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 16,919 people, 6,946 households, and 4,806 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 7,944 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile... |
| 39 | Bill Hamilton | Rep | Upshur Upshur County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 23,404 people, 8,972 households, and 6,352 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 10,751 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile... |
| 40 | Mary M. Poling | Dem | Barbour Barbour County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there are 15,557 people, 6,123 households, and 4,365 families residing in the county. The population density is 46 people per square mile . There are 7,348 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile... |
| 41 | Samuel J. "Sam" Cann | Dem | Harrison Harrison County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 165 people per square mile . There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 75 per square mile... |
| Ron Fragale | Dem | ||
| Richard J. Iaquinta | Dem | ||
| Tim Miley | Dem | ||
| 42 | Mike Manypenny | Dem | Taylor Taylor County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 16,089 people, 6,320 households, and 4,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 7,125 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile... |
| 43 | Mike Caputo | Dem | Marion Marion County, West Virginia | style="float:right;"|As of the census of 2000, there were 56,598 people, 23,652 households, and 15,515 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 26,660 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile... |
| Linda Longstreth | Dem | ||
| Tim Manchin | Dem | ||
| 44 | Anthony P. "Tony" Barill | Dem | Monongalia Monongalia County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 227 people per square mile . There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile... |
| Barbara Evans Fleischauer | Dem | ||
| Charlene Marshall | Dem | ||
| Amanda Pasdon | Rep | Monongalia | |
| 45 | Larry A. Williams | Dem | Preston Preston County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 29,334 people, 11,544 households, and 8,357 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,444 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile... |
| 46 | Stan Shaver | Dem | |
| 47 | Harold Michael | Dem | Hardy Hardy County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile... |
| 48 | Allen V. Evans | Rep | Grant Grant County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 11,299 people, 4,591 households, and 3,273 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 6,105 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile... |
| 49 | Gary G. Howell Gary Howell Gary Howell is an American politician and businessman from West Virginia. He is currently a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 49th district and chairman of the Mineral County Republican Executive Committee.-Biography:Howell has lived his entire life in Keyser, West Virginia... |
Rep | Mineral Mineral County, West Virginia Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 28,212. Its county seat is Keyser.-Ancient history:... |
| 50 | Ruth Rowan | Rep | Hampshire Hampshire County, West Virginia Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,964. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ... |
| 51 | Daryl E. Cowles | Rep | Morgan Morgan County, West Virginia Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, it's population was 17,541. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county is one of three in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
| 52 | Larry D. Kump | Rep | Berkeley Berkeley County, West Virginia Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha... |
| 53 | Jonathan Miller | Rep | |
| 54 | Walter E. Duke | Rep | |
| 55 | John Overington | Rep | |
| 56 | Eric Householder | Rep | Jefferson Jefferson County, West Virginia Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town... |
| 57 | John Doyle | Dem | Jefferson |
| 58 | Tiffany Lawrence | Dem |
See also
- West Virginia House of DelegatesWest Virginia House of DelegatesThe 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.-Historical:-Current:-District organization:...
- List of members of the 79th West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates