West Virginia House of Delegates
| West Virginia House of Delegates | |
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| West Virginia Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house |
| Term limits | None |
| History | |
| New session started | January 12, 2013 |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the House | Tim Miley, (D) Since June 18, 2013 |
| Speaker pro tempore | Randy Swartzmiller, (D) Since January 18, 2013 |
| Majority Leader | Brent Boggs, (D) Since January 14, 2009 |
| Minority Leader | Tim Armstead, (R) Since January 10, 2007 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
| Political groups | Democratic Party (54) Republican Party (46) |
| Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article VI, West Virginia Constitution |
| Salary | $20,000/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| Last election | November 6, 2012 (100 seats) |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 (100 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Delegates Chamber West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, West Virginia |
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| 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.
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Organization[edit]
Regular sessions begin with an organizational day on the second Wednesday of January of each year.[1] The length of regular session is limited to 60 calendar days.[1] The governor can call for special sessions.[1]
Delegates are elected for terms of two years.[1]
Legislative process[edit]
Delegates submit bill proposals to the Office of Legislative Services or legislative staff counsel, who draft the bill.[2] Once the bill draft is approved by the delegate, it is submitted for introduction.[2] Bills then undergo committee review and three readings in the house of origin and then the other house of the state legislature.[2]
An unusual feature of the West Virginia legislative process is that revenue bills can originate in either house.[1] The state constitution also prohibits multiple subjects in a single bill.[1]
If approved by both the West Virginia House of Delegates and the West Virginia Senate, bills are submitted to the governor, who may sign them into law or veto them.[1] State legislators can override the governor's veto of bills with a simple majority vote of both houses, unless the bill is a revenue bill, in which case two-thirds of the members elected to each house are required to override the governor's veto or line-item veto.[1]
Membership[edit]
Historical[edit]
| Affiliation (Elected) | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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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 |
| 81st Legislature (2012) | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 54% | 46% | ||
Current[edit]
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of 2011 session | 65 | 35 | 100 | 0 |
| Beginning of 2013 session | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
District organization[edit]
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 67 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.[3] 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.
Speaker[edit]
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.
House of Delegates Leadership[edit]
| Position | Name | Party | District | County |
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| Speaker of the House | Tim Miley | Democratic | 41 | Harrison Co. |
| Speaker pro tempore | Randy Swartzmiller | Democratic | 1 | Hancock 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. |
Members of the 81st West Virginia House of Delegates[edit]
List of Members in the House of Delegates by District[edit]
| District | Representative | Party | County of Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie D. Jones | Dem | Hancock |
| Randy Swartzmiller | |||
| 2 | Philip W. Diserio[4] | Brooke | |
| Roy E. Givens | |||
| 3 | Ryan Ferns[5] | 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[6] | Rep | |
| 10 | Tom Azinger | Rep | |
| John N. Ellem | |||
| Daniel Poling | Dem | ||
| 11 | Bob Ashley | Rep | Roane |
| 12 | Mitch B. Carmichael | Jackson | |
| 13 | Helen Martin[7] | 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 | Timothy Kinsley | Wayne | |
| Don Perdue | |||
| 18 | Larry W. Barker | Boone | |
| 19 | Greg Butcher | Logan | |
| Rupert "Rupie" Phillips Jr. | |||
| Ralph Rodighiero | |||
| Josh Stowers | Lincoln | ||
| 20 | Justin Marcum[8] | 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 |
- ^ a b c d e f g h West Virginia Constitution, West Virginia Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ^ a b c How a Bill Becomes Law, West Virginia State Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ^ http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb201 intr.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=2X&i=201
- ^ appointed on January 23, 2012 by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the resignation of Delegate Tim Ennis
- ^ following his April 20, 2012 arrest for DUI, Ferns announced to the media on April 26, 2012 that he would resign from the West Virginia House of Delegates; he subsequently rescinded that resignation announcement on May 11<http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/569861/Ferns-Not-Giving-up-W-Va--House----.html?nav=515>
- ^ appointed on June 21, 2011 by Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the death of Delegate Larry Border who died on June 8, 2011
- ^ appointed on May 17, 2011 by Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the death of Delegate Dale Martin who died on May 4, 2011
- ^ appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Jan. 17, 2012 following the resignation of Delegate Steve Kominar
See also[edit]
- List of members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of members of the 79th West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Reflist[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h West Virginia Constitution, West Virginia Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ^ a b c How a Bill Becomes Law, West Virginia State Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ^ http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb201 intr.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=2X&i=201
- ^ appointed on January 23, 2012 by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the resignation of Delegate Tim Ennis
- ^ following his April 20, 2012 arrest for DUI, Ferns announced to the media on April 26, 2012 that he would resign from the West Virginia House of Delegates; he subsequently rescinded that resignation announcement on May 11<http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/569861/Ferns-Not-Giving-up-W-Va--House----.html?nav=515>
- ^ appointed on June 21, 2011 by Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the death of Delegate Larry Border who died on June 8, 2011
- ^ appointed on May 17, 2011 by Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin following the death of Delegate Dale Martin who died on May 4, 2011
- ^ appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Jan. 17, 2012 following the resignation of Delegate Steve Kominar
External links[edit]
- West Virginia Legislature – official site
- Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature
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