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Below is a list of United States senators from West Virginia. The state's U.S. senators belong to classes 1 and 2. West Virginia is currently represented in the Senate by Republicans Shelley Moore Capito (serving since 2015), and Jim Justice (serving since 2025). Robert Byrd was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1959 until his ...
District Senator Party Residence District County/Counties 1 Robert J. "Rocky" Fitzsimmons [2]: Democratic: Ohio Brooke, Hancock, Ohio (part) : Jack Yost: Democratic: Brooke 2 Larry J. Edgell
Position Name Party District County Speaker of the House: Roger Hanshaw: Republican 62nd Clay: Speaker pro tempore: Matthew Rohrbach: Republican 98th Cabell: Majority Leader
The current dean of the West Virginia delegation is Senator Shelley Moore Capito, having served in the Senate since 2015 and in Congress since 2001. From June 1861 to June 1863, during the Civil War and before West Virginia statehood, the United States recognized the Restored Government of Virginia sitting in Wheeling as the "legitimate", pro ...
Robert Lee Karnes is an American politician born in and representing West Virginia. He is known for controversial, conservative rhetoric. He is known for controversial, conservative rhetoric. He is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] representing the 11th district from January 14, 2015 until 2019 and from November 30 ...
The 85th West Virginia Legislature was a meeting of the West Virginia Legislature whose membership consisted of those elected in the 2020 legislative elections. It lasted through two several month long regular sessions and seven special sessions in 2021 and 2022, ending with the 2022 legislative elections and the convening of the 86th Legislature.
The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's split from Virginia during the American Civil War ...
Patrick S. Martin is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia Senate from the 12th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on December 1, 2020, succeeding incumbent Democrat Doug Facemire. [1] [2] Martin lives in Jane Lew, West Virginia. [3] He also serves as the vice chair of the Senate Economic Development ...