West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia House of Delegates | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 2, 2010 |
| Meeting place | |
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| House Chamber, West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Website | |
| official website | |
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.
Membership
See Also: List of members of the 79th West Virginia House of Delegates
2009-2011:
| Affiliation (Elected) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic | | Template:American politics/party colours/Republican | | |||
| 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) |
| 33th 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 |
| 43th 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 |
| 53th 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 |
| 63th 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 |
| 73th 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% | ||
The House is composed of 100 members elected for two year terms.
The House of Delegates' districting system divides the state into 58 districts that elect a varying number of members. The majority of districts, 35, are single-member districts. 23 districts are multi-member constituencies, varying from two to seven (the 30th District in Kanawha County) delegates.
Some have claimed that districts are gerrymandered in such a way as to preserve the status quo. Republicans have called for 100 single-member districts, with the districts representing compact areas of common interests.
Speaker
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
| 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 | Larry Border | Republican | 9 | Wood Co. |
Members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates
List of Members in the House of Delegates by District
| District | Representative | Party | County of Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie D. Jones | Dem | Hancock |
| Randy Swartzmiller | Dem | ||
| 2 | Timothy Ennis | Dem | Brooke |
| Roy E. Givens | Dem | ||
| 3 | Ryan Ferns | Dem | Ohio |
| Erikka Storch | Rep | Ohio | |
| 4 | Michael T. Ferro | Dem | Marshall |
| Scott Varner | Dem | ||
| 5 | Dave Pethtel | Dem | Wetzel |
| 6 | Wm. Roger Romine | Rep | Tyler |
| 7 | Lynwood "Woody" Ireland | Rep | Ritchie |
| 8 | William Anderson | Rep | Wood |
| 9 | Larry Border | Rep | |
| 10 | Tom Azinger | Rep | |
| John N. Ellem | Rep | ||
| Daniel Poling | Dem | Wood | |
| 11 | Bob Ashley | Rep | Roane |
| 12 | Mitch B. Carmichael | Rep | Jackson |
| 13 | Dale Martin | Dem | Putnam |
| Brady Paxton | Dem | ||
| 14 | Troy Andes | Rep | Putnam |
| Brian Savilla | Rep | ||
| 15 | Kevin J. Craig | Dem | Cabell |
| 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 |
| Don Perdue | Dem | ||
| 18 | Larry W. Barker | Dem | Boone |
| 19 | Greg Butcher | Dem | Logan |
| Rupert "Rupie" Phillips Jr. | Dem | ||
| Ralph Rodighiero | Dem | ||
| Josh Stowers | Dem | Lincoln | |
| 20 | K. Steven Kominar | Dem | Mingo |
| 21 | Harry Keith White | Dem | |
| 22 | Daniel J. Hall | Dem | Wyoming |
| Linda Goode Phillips | Dem | ||
| 23 | Clif Moore | Dem | McDowell |
| 24 | Marty Gearheart | Rep | Mercer |
| 25 | Joe Ellington | Rep | Mercer |
| John R. Frazier | Dem | Mercer | |
| 26 | Gerald L. Crosier | Dem | Monroe |
| 27 | Virginia Mahan | Dem | Summers |
| Rick Moye | Dem | Raleigh | |
| John O'Neal | Rep | Raleigh | |
| Rick Snuffer | Rep | ||
| Linda Sumner | Rep | ||
| 28 | Thomas W. Campbell | Dem | Greenbrier |
| Ray Canterbury | Rep | Greenbrier | |
| 29 | David Perry | Dem | Fayette |
| John Pino | Dem | ||
| Margaret Anne Staggers | Dem | ||
| 30 | Bonnie Brown | Dem | Kanawha |
| 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 |
| 34 | Brent Boggs | Dem | Braxton |
| 35 | Pete Sigler | Rep | Nicholas |
| 36 | Joe Talbott | Dem | Webster |
| 37 | Denise L. Campbell | Dem | Randolph |
| Bill Hartman | Dem | ||
| 38 | Peggy Donaldson Smith | Dem | Lewis |
| 39 | Bill Hamilton | Rep | Upshur |
| 40 | Mary M. Poling | Dem | Barbour |
| 41 | Samuel J. "Sam" Cann | Dem | Harrison |
| Ron Fragale | Dem | ||
| Richard J. Iaquinta | Dem | ||
| Tim Miley | Dem | ||
| 42 | Mike Manypenny | Dem | Taylor |
| 43 | Mike Caputo | Dem | Marion |
| Linda Longstreth | Dem | ||
| Tim Manchin | Dem | ||
| 44 | Anthony P. "Tony" Barill | Dem | Monongalia |
| Barbara Evans Fleischauer | Dem | ||
| Charlene Marshall | Dem | ||
| Amanda Pasdon | Rep | Monongalia | |
| 45 | Larry A. Williams | Dem | Preston |
| 46 | Stan Shaver | Dem | |
| 47 | Harold Michael | Dem | Hardy |
| 48 | Allen V. Evans | Rep | Grant |
| 49 | Gary G. Howell | Rep | Mineral |
| 50 | Ruth Rowan | Rep | Hampshire |
| 51 | Daryl E. Cowles | Rep | Morgan |
| 52 | Larry D. Kump | Rep | Berkeley |
| 53 | Jonathan Miller | Rep | |
| 54 | Walter E. Duke | Rep | |
| 55 | John Overington | Rep | |
| 56 | Eric Householder | Rep | Jefferson |
| 57 | John Doyle | Dem | Jefferson |
| 58 | Tiffany Lawrence | Dem |
See also
- 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
External links and references
- West Virginia Legislature - official site
- Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature
