West Virginia Republican Party
Encyclopedia
The West Virginia Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party
in West Virginia
. As of 2010, it is headed by Mike Stuart, State Chairman.
State
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State Legislature
Federal
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. As of 2010, it is headed by Mike Stuart, State Chairman.
Current elected officials
The West Virginia Republican Party holds two of the state's three U.S. House seats.State
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State Legislature
- Minority Leader House of Delegates: Tim Armstead, Kanawha Co., 32nd District
- Minority Whip House of Delegates: Larry Border, Wood Co., 9th District
- Minority Leader State Senate: Don Caruth, Mercer Co., 10th District
- Minority Whip State Senate: Clark Barnes, Randolph Co., 15th District
Federal
- U.S. House of Representatives
- David McKinleyDavid McKinleyDavid B. McKinley is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party....
, 1st DistrictWest Virginia's 1st congressional districtWest Virginia's 1st congressional district is located in the northern part of the state. It is the most regularly drawn of the state's three districts.... - Shelley Moore CapitoShelley Moore CapitoShelley Moore Capito is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. She is a member of the Republican Party...
, 2nd DistrictWest Virginia's 2nd congressional districtWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district stretches from the Ohio River border with Ohio to the Potomac River border with Maryland and the border with Virginia. It includes the capital city of Charleston and the rapidly growing residential communities of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and...
- David McKinley