West Virginia House of Delegates

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West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type Lower house
Term limits None
New session started January 12, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House Richard Thompson, (D)
since January 10, 2007
Speaker pro tempore Ron Fragale, (D)
since January 10, 2007
Majority Leader Brent Boggs, (D)
since January 14, 2009
Minority Leader Tim Armstead, (R)
since January 10, 2007
Structure
Members 100
Political groups Democratic Party (65)
Republican Party (35)
Length of term 2 years
Authority Article VI, West Virginia Constitution
Salary $20,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election November 2, 2010
(100 seats)
Next election November 6, 2012
(100 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
WV-House-of-Delegate.jpg
House of Delegates Chamber
West Virginia State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia
Website
West Virginia State Legislature

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.

Contents

[edit] Membership

See also: List of members of the 79th West Virginia House of Delegates

[edit] Historical

Affiliation (Elected) Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Other
25th legislature (1900) 21 50 71 0
26th legislature (1902) 29 57 86 0
27th legislature (1904) 25 61 86 0
28th legislature (1906) 26 60 86 0
29th Legislature (1908) 25 61 86 0
30th legislature (1910) 63 23 86 0
31st legislature (1912) 33 53 86 0
32nd legislature (1914) 27 56 86 3 (Fusion Party)
33rd legislature (1916) 52 42 94 0
34th legislature (1918) 24 70 94 0
35th legislature (1920) 21 73 94 0
36th legislature (1922) 65 29 94 0
37th legislature (1924) 40 54 94 0
38th legislature (1926) 33 60 94 1 (Square Deal Party)
39th Legislature (1928) 31 63 94 0
40th legislature (1930) 68 26 94 0
41st legislature (1932) 79 15 94 0
42nd legislature (1934) 72 22 94 0
43rd legislature (1936) 82 12 94 0
44th legislature (1938) 70 24 94 0
45th legislature (1940) 74 20 94 0
46th legislature (1942) 50 44 94 0
47th legislature (1944) 65 29 94 0
48th legislature (1946) 56 38 94 0
49th Legislature (1948) 78 16 94 0
50th Legislature (1950) 67 27 94 0
51st legislature (1952) 67 33 100 0
52nd legislature (1954) 76 24 100 0
53rd legislature (1956) 58 42 100 0
54th legislature (1958) 85 15 100 0
55th legislature (1960) 82 18 100 0
56th legislature (1962) 76 24 100 0
57th legislature (1964) 91 9 100 0
58th legislature (1966) 65 35 100 0
59th Legislature (1968) 63 37 100 0
60th Legislature (1970) 68 32 100 0
61st legislature (1972) 57 43 100 0
62nd legislature (1974) 86 14 100 0
63rd legislature (1976) 91 9 100 0
64th legislature (1978) 74 26 100 0
65th legislature (1980) 78 22 100 0
66th legislature (1982) 87 13 100 0
67th legislature (1984) 73 27 100 0
68th legislature (1986) 78 22 100 0
69th Legislature (1988) 80 20 100 0
70th Legislature (1990) 74 26 100 0
71st legislature (1992) 79 21 100 0
72nd legislature (1994) 69 31 100 0
73rd legislature (1996) 74 26 100 0
74th legislature (1998) 75 25 100 0
75th legislature (2000) 75 25 100 0
76th legislature (2002) 69 31 100 0
77th legislature (2004) 68 32 100 0
78th legislature (2006) 72 28 100 0
79th Legislature (2008) 69 31 100 0
80th Legislature (2010) 65 35 100 0
Latest voting share 65% 35%

[edit] Current

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of 2009 session 69 31 100 0
Beginning of 2011 session 65 35 100 0
June 8, 2011[1] 34 99 1
Latest voting share 65.7% 34.3%

[edit] District organization

The House is composed of 100 members elected for two year terms.

Prior to the 1970 Census, districts always respected county lines, with districts always consisting of either a single entire county, or several entire counties. Beginning with that year, the state began to use smaller geographic areas.

The 2000 House of Delegates' districting system divided the state into 58 districts that elect a varying number of members. The majority of districts, 35, were single-member districts. 23 districts are multi-member constituencies, varying from two to seven (the 30th District in Kanawha County) delegates, which was the largest multi-member lower house district in the nation.

In response to the 2010 Census, the Legislature again was required to redistrict. The Republican Party, and groups from the growing eastern panhandle and Putnam County were among those calling for 100 single member districts. Eventually redistricting was adopted by House Bill 201, which divided the state into 61 districts, of which 47 are one member districts, 11 two member districts, 6 three member districts, 2 four member districts, and one five member district. One of the four member districts, which contains three counties, requires that all four delegates not be from the same county, promoting the highest finisher from another county over the 4th place candidate.[2] The old 30th District was abolished, however the five member district, covering most of Monongalia County, remains among the ten largest multi-member lower house districts in the country. These changes will take effect in with the 2012 election cycle. The state Supreme Court rejected legal challenges and no federal challenge was filed.

[edit] Speaker

See also: List of Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates

The Speaker of the House is selected by its members. In contrast to the tradition of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Speaker must vote unless excused. The House rules state that in some cases, he or she is not required to vote unless the House is equally divided, or unless his vote, if given to the minority, will make the division equal. In the latter case, the question is lost.

[edit] House of Delegates Leadership

Position Name Party District County
Speaker of the House Richard Thompson Democratic 17 Wayne Co.
Speaker pro tempore Ron Fragale Democratic 41 Harrison Co.
Majority Leader Brent Boggs Democratic 34 Braxton Co.
Minority Leader Tim Armstead Republican 32 Kanawha Co.
Majority Whip Mike Caputo Democratic 43 Marion Co.
Minority Whip Mitch Carmichael Republican 12 Jackson Co.

[edit] Members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates

Main article: List of members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates

[edit] List of Members in the House of Delegates by District

District Representative Party County of Residence
1 Ronnie D. Jones Dem Hancock
Randy Swartzmiller
2 Philip W. Diserio[3] Brooke
Roy E. Givens
3 Ryan Ferns Ohio
Erikka Storch Rep
4 Michael T. Ferro Dem Marshall
Scott Varner
5 Dave Pethtel Wetzel
6 Wm. Roger Romine Rep Tyler
7 Lynwood "Woody" Ireland Ritchie
8 William Anderson Wood
9 Anna Border[4] Rep
10 Tom Azinger Rep
John N. Ellem
Daniel Poling Dem
11 Bob Ashley Rep Roane
12 Mitch B. Carmichael Jackson
13 Helen Martin[5] Dem Putnam
Brady Paxton
14 Troy Andes Rep
Brian Savilla
15 Kevin J. Craig Dem Cabell
Carol Miller Rep
Jim Morgan Dem
16 Doug Reynolds
Kelli Sobonya Rep
Dale Stephens Dem
17 Richard Thompson Wayne
Don Perdue
18 Larry W. Barker Boone
19 Greg Butcher Logan
Rupert "Rupie" Phillips Jr.
Ralph Rodighiero
Josh Stowers Lincoln
20 Justin Marcum[6] Mingo
21 Harry Keith White
22 Daniel J. Hall Wyoming
Linda Goode Phillips
23 Clif Moore McDowell
24 Marty Gearheart Rep Mercer
25 Joe Ellington
John R. Frazier Dem
26 Gerald L. Crosier Monroe
27 Virginia Mahan Summers
Rick Moye Raleigh
John O'Neal Rep
Rick Snuffer
Linda Sumner
28 Thomas W. Campbell Dem Greenbrier
Ray Canterbury Rep
29 David Perry Dem Fayette
John Pino
Margaret Anne Staggers
30 Bonnie Brown Kanawha
Nancy Peoples Guthrie
Barbara Hatfield
Mark Hunt
Eric Nelson Rep
Doug Skaff, Jr. Dem
Danny Wells
31 Meshea Poore
32 Tim Armstead Rep
Patrick Lane
Ron Walters
33 David Walker Dem Clay
34 Brent Boggs Braxton
35 Pete Sigler Rep Nicholas
36 Joe Talbott Dem Webster
37 Denise L. Campbell Randolph
Bill Hartman
38 Peggy Donaldson Smith Lewis
39 Bill Hamilton Rep Upshur
40 Mary M. Poling Dem Barbour
41 Samuel J. "Sam" Cann Harrison
Ron Fragale
Richard J. Iaquinta
Tim Miley
42 Mike Manypenny Taylor
43 Mike Caputo Marion
Linda Longstreth
Tim Manchin
44 Anthony P. "Tony" Barill Monongalia
Barbara Evans Fleischauer
Charlene Marshall
Amanda Pasdon Rep
45 Larry A. Williams Dem Preston
46 Stan Shaver
47 Harold Michael Hardy
48 Allen V. Evans Rep Grant
49 Gary G. Howell Mineral
50 Ruth Rowan Hampshire
51 Daryl E. Cowles Morgan
52 Larry D. Kump Berkeley
53 Jonathan Miller
54 Walter E. Duke
55 John Overington
56 Eric Householder Jefferson
57 John Doyle Dem
58 Tiffany Lawrence
  1. ^ Republican Larry Border (District 9) died. [1]
  2. ^ http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb201 intr.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=2X&i=201
  3. ^ appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the resignation of Delegate Tim Ennis
  4. ^ appointed on June 21, 2011 by Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the death of Delegate Larry Border who died on June 8, 2011
  5. ^ appointed on May 17, 2011 by Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the death of Delegate Dale Martin who died on May 4, 2011
  6. ^ appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Jan. 17, 2012 following the resignation of Delegate Steve Kominar

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