Kent Leonhardt
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Kent Leonhardt | |
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Agriculture Commissioner of West Virginia | |
Assumed office January 16, 2017 | |
Governor | Jim Justice |
Preceded by | Walt Helmick |
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office December 1, 2014 – January 16, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Larry J. Edgell |
Succeeded by | Charles H. Clements |
Personal details | |
Born | April 2, 1954 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Missouri, Columbia (BA) Central Michigan University (MBA) |
Kent Leonhardt (born April 2, 1954) is the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture, having been elected in November 2016, he took office January 2017. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.
Leohardt is a farmer operating a 380-acre farm in western Monongalia County, West Virginia. He raises sheep, cattle, goats and hay. He formerly served in the West Virginia State Senate. He is retired from the United States Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel. He holds a degree in wildlife management from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Central Michigan University.[1]
Electoral history
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2012 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Walt Helmick | 316,591 | 51.59 |
Republican | Kent Leonhardt | 297,088 | 48.41 |
West Virginia Senate 2nd District Election, 2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Kent Leonhardt | 13,034 | 49.99 |
Democratic | Larry J. Edgell (inc.) | 12,358 | 47.40 |
Constitution | Jeffrey Jarrell | 681 | 2.61 |
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2016 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Kent Leonhardt | 321,560 | 48.41 |
Democratic | Walt Helmick (inc.) | 274,191 | 41.28 |
Libertarian | Buddy A. Guthrie | 68,502 | 10.31 |
References
- ^ "About Kent Leonhardt | Kent Leonhardt for West Virginia". Leonhardtforwvagriculture.com. June 20, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Categories:
- 1954 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- Central Michigan University alumni
- Farmers from West Virginia
- Living people
- People from Monongalia County, West Virginia
- United States Marine Corps officers
- University of Missouri alumni
- West Virginia Commissioners of Agriculture
- West Virginia Republicans
- West Virginia state senators