West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia House of Delegates | |
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West Virginia Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 9, 2019[1] |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Majority
Republican (78)
Minority Democratic (22) |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article VI, West Virginia Constitution |
Salary | $20,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (100 seats) |
Next election | (100 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
House of Delegates Chamber West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, West Virginia | |
Website | |
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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.
Organization[]
Regular sessions begin with an organizational day on the second Wednesday of January of each year.[2] The length of regular session is limited to 60 calendar days.[2] The governor can call for special sessions.[2]
Delegates are elected for terms of two years.[2]
Legislative process[]
Delegates submit bill proposals to the Office of Legislative Services or legislative staff counsel, who draft the bill.[3] Once the bill draft is approved by the delegate, it is submitted for introduction.[3] Bills then undergo committee review and three readings in the house of origin and then the other house of the state legislature.[3]
An unusual feature of the West Virginia legislative process is that revenue bills can originate in either house.[2] The state constitution also prohibits multiple subjects in a single bill.[2]
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.[2] 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.[2]
Membership[]
Historical[]
Affiliation (Elected) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | Other | ||
81st Legislature (2012) | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
53 | 47[note 1] | 100 | 0 | |
82nd Legislature (2014) | 36 | 64 | 100 | 0 |
83rd Legislature (2016) | 36 | 63 | 100 | 1 (Independent) |
36 | 64[note 2] | 100 | 0 | |
84th Legislature (2018) | 41 | 59 | 100 | 0 |
41 | 58[note 3] | 100 | 1 (Independent) | |
85th Legislature (2020) | 24 | 76 | 100 | 0 |
23 | 77[note 4] | 100 | 0 | |
23 | 76[note 5] | 99 | 0 | |
23 | 77[note 6] | 100 | 0 | |
22 | 78[note 7] | 100 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 22% | 78% |
- ^ Ryan Ferns (District 3) changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.
- ^ Rupert Phillips (District 24) changed party affiliation from Democratic to Independent to Republican.
- ^ Marshall Wilson (District 60) changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent.
- ^ Jason Barrett (District 61) changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.
- ^ Derrick Evans (District 19) resigned after being arrested for his participation in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
- ^ Josh Booth (District 19) was appointed to replace Derrick Evans, who resigned after being arrested for his participation in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
- ^ Mick Bates (District 30) changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.
District organization[]
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 elected a varying number of members. The majority of districts, 35, were single-member districts. 23 districts were multi-member districts, varying from two to seven (the 30th District in Kanawha County) delegates.
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 1 five-member district. 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 took effect with the 2012 election cycle. The state Supreme Court rejected legal challenges and no federal challenge was filed.
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 or her vote, if given to the minority, will make the division equal. In the latter case, the question is lost.
Members[]
Current party leadership[]
Position | Name | Party | District | County |
---|---|---|---|---|
Speaker of the House | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 33 | Clay Co. |
Speaker pro tempore | Gary Howell | Republican | 56 | Mineral Co. |
Majority leader | Amy Summers | Republican | 49 | Taylor Co. |
Minority leader | Doug Skaff | Democratic | 35 | Kanawha Co. |
Majority Whip | Paul Espinosa | Republican | 66 | Jefferson Co. |
Minority Whip | Shawn Fluharty | Democratic | 3 | Ohio Co. |
Current members[]
District | Delegate | Party | Since | Residence | Counties represented[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pat McGeehan | Republican | 2014 | Chester | Brooke, Hancock |
Mark Zatezalo | Republican | 2020 | Wierton | ||
2 | Phil Diserio | Democratic | 2016 | Follansbee | Brooke, Ohio |
3 | Shawn Fluharty | Democratic | 2014 | Wheeling | Ohio |
Erikka Lynn Storch | Republican | 2010 | Wheeling | ||
4 | Charlie Reynolds | Republican | 2020 | Moundsville | Marshall |
Lisa Zukoff | Democratic | 2018 | Moundsville | ||
5 | Dave Pethtel | Democratic | 1998 | Burton | Monongalia, Wetzel |
6 | David Kelly | Republican | 2018 | Sistersville | Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler |
7 | Trenton Barnhart | Republican | 2019 | St. Marys | Pleasants, Ritchie |
8 | Bill Anderson | Republican | 1992 | Williamstown | Wood |
9 | Shannon Kimes | Republican | 2020 | Rockport | Wirt, Wood |
10 | Roger Conley | Republican | 2020 | Vienna | Wood |
Vernon Criss | Republican | 2016 | Parkersburg | ||
John R. Kelly | Republican | 2014 | Parkersburg | ||
11 | Riley Keaton | Republican | 2020 | Spencer | Jackson, Roane |
12 | Steve Westfall | Republican | 2012 | Ripley | Jackson |
13 | Joshua Higginbotham | Republican | 2016 | Poca | Jackson, Mason, Putnam |
Jonathan Pinson | Republican | 2020 | Point Pleasant | ||
14 | Johnnie Wamsley | Republican | 2020 | Point Pleasant | Mason, Putnam |
15 | Geoff Foster | Republican | 2014 | Winfield | Putnam |
16 | Sean Hornbuckle | Democratic | 2014 | Huntington | Cabell, Lincoln |
Daniel Linville | Republican | 2018 | Milton | ||
John Mandt | Republican | 2020 | Huntington | ||
17 | Chad Lovejoy | Democratic | 2016 | Huntington | Cabell, Wayne |
Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | 2014 | Huntington | ||
18 | Evan Worrell | Republican | 2018 | Barboursville | Cabell |
19 | Josh Booth | Republican | 2021 | Ceredo | Wayne |
Ric Griffith | Democratic | 2020 | Kenova | ||
20 | Nathan Brown | Democratic | 2018 | Williamson | Logan, Mingo |
21 | Mark Dean | Republican | 2016 | Gilbert | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming |
22 | Joe Jeffries | Republican | 2018 | Culloden | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam |
Zack Maynard | Republican | 2016 | Harts | ||
23 | Josh Holstein | Republican | 2020 | Ashford | Boone |
24 | Jordan Bridges | Republican | 2020 | Logan | Boone, Logan, Wyoming |
Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | 2020 | Chapmanville | ||
25 | Tony Paynter | Republican | 2016 | Hanover | McDowell, Mercer, Wyoming |
26 | Ed Evans | Democratic | 2016 | Welch | McDowell, Mercer |
27 | Joe Ellington | Republican | 2010 | Princeton | Mercer, Raleigh |
Marty Gearheart | Republican | 2020 | Bluefield | ||
Doug Smith | Republican | 2020 | Princeton | ||
28 | Roy Cooper | Republican | 2012 | Wayside | Monroe, Raleigh, Summers |
Jeffrey Pack | Republican | 2018 | Cool Ridge | ||
29 | Brandon Steele | Republican | 2018 | Beckley | Raleigh |
30 | Mick Bates | Republican | 2014 | Beckley | Raleigh |
31 | Republican | 2018 | Beckley | Raleigh, Wyoming | |
32 | Tom Fast | Republican | 2014 | Fayetteville | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh |
Austin Haynes | Republican | 2020 | Oak Hill | ||
Kayla Kessinger | Republican | 2014 | Mt. Hope | ||
33 | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 2014 | Wallback | Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer |
34 | Brent Boggs | Democratic | 1996 | Gassaway | Braxton, Gilmer |
35 | Moore Capito | Republican | 2016 | Charleston | Kanawha |
Republican | 2020 | Charleston | |||
Doug Skaff | Democratic | 2018 | South Charleston | ||
Kayla Young | Democratic | 2020 | South Charleston | ||
36 | Jim Barach | Democratic | 2020 | Charleston | Kanawha |
Chris Pritt | Republican | 2020 | Charleston | ||
Larry L. Rowe | Democratic | 2014 | Malden | ||
37 | Mike Pushkin | Democratic | 2014 | Charleston | Kanawha |
38 | Dianna Graves | Republican | 2017 | Cross Lanes | Kanawha, Putnam |
39 | Republican | 2020 | Sissonville | Kanawha | |
40 | Republican | 2018 | Elkview | Kanawha | |
41 | Republican | 2020 | Summersville | Greenbrier, Nicholas | |
42 | Republican | 2020 | Lewisburg | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | |
Republican | 2020 | Caldwell | |||
43 | Ty Nestor | Republican | 2020 | Elkins | Pocahontas, Randolph |
Cody Thompson | Democratic | 2018 | Elkins | ||
44 | Caleb Hanna | Republican | 2018 | Fenwick | Nicholas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster |
45 | Republican | 2018 | Buckhannon | Upshur | |
46 | Adam Burkhammer | Republican | 2020 | Horner | Lewis, Upshur |
47 | Chris Phillips | Republican | 2018 | Buckhannon | Barbour, Tucker |
48 | Danny Hamrick | Republican | 2012 | Lost Creek | Harrison, Taylor |
Laura Kimble | Republican | 2020 | Bridgeport | ||
Ben Queen | Republican | 2016 | Bridgeport | ||
Republican | 2020 | Shinnston | |||
49 | Amy Summers | Republican | 2014 | Flemington | Marion, Monongalia, Taylor |
50 | Joey Garcia | Democratic | 2020 | Fairmont | Marion |
Republican | 2020 | Fairmont | |||
Republican | 2020 | White Hall | |||
51 | Barbara Fleischauer | Democratic | 2006 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
Democratic | 2018 | Morgantown | |||
Republican | 2020 | Core | |||
Danielle Walker | Democratic | 2018 | Morgantown | ||
John Williams | Democratic | 2016 | Morgantown | ||
52 | Terri Funk Sypolt | Republican | 2016 | Kingwood | Preston |
53 | Republican | 2017 | Thornton | Preston, Tucker | |
54 | John Paul Hott | Republican | 2018 | Petersburg | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton |
55 | Republican | 2020 | Fisher | Hardy, Pendleton | |
56 | Gary Howell | Republican | 2010 | Keyser | Mineral |
57 | Ruth Rowan | Republican | 2004 | Points | Hampshire, Mineral |
58 | Republican | 2020 | Berkeley Springs | Hampshire, Morgan | |
59 | Republican | 2020 | Hedgesville | Berkeley, Morgan | |
60 | Republican | 2020 | Gerrardstown | Berkeley | |
61 | Jason Barrett | Republican | 2016 | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
62 | Republican | 2020 | Falling Waters | Berkeley | |
63 | Republican | 2018 | Shepherdstown | Berkeley | |
64 | Eric Householder | Republican | 2010 | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
65 | Republican | 2020 | Charles Town | Jefferson | |
66 | Paul Espinosa | Republican | 2012 | Charles Town | Jefferson |
67 | John Doyle | Democratic | 2018 | Shepherdstown | Jefferson |
See also[]
- List of Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
References[]
- ^ "West Virginia Legislature". Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h West Virginia Constitution, West Virginia Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c How a Bill Becomes Law, West Virginia State Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ^ "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
External links[]
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- Official website
- Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature
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