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The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 37th governor of West Virginia since 2025. He served as the 34th attorney general of West Virginia from 2013 to 2025.
James Conley Justice II [2] (born April 27, 1951) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from West Virginia.A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2017 to 2025 as the 36th governor of West Virginia.
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey speaks about the executive orders he issued on his first day in office at the State Capitol in Charleston on Tuesday January 14 2025 (Leah Willingham/AP)
West Virginia Republican Governor Jim Justice on Thursday launched his campaign to win incumbent Democratic senator Joe Manchin’s seat in 2024, kicking off what could be a competitive political ...
Current officeholder Governor of West Virginia: Patrick Morrisey (R) 1 President of the Senate: Randy Smith (R) 2 Speaker of the House of Delegates: Roger Hanshaw (R) 3 Attorney General: JB McCuskey (R) 4 State Auditor: Mark Hunt (R) 5 Former Governor (2017-2025) Jim Justice (R) 6 Former Governor (2010-2017) Earl Ray Tomblin (D) 7 Former ...
When West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice recently returned to the spotlight, it wasn’t as the state's top executive. Compared to his everyday dealings as governor as well as owner of the posh ...
West Virginia Capitol Building. The Government of West Virginia is modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of West Virginia and the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative, consisting of the West Virginia Legislature which includes the Senate and the House of Delegates; and the judicial, consisting of the ...