West Virginia Legislature’s Office of Reference & Information Room MB-27, Building 1 State Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: (304) 347-4836 http://www.legis.state.wv.us MEMBERSHIP st Legislature of West Virginia DIRECTORY 2014 2nd Session of the 81 Contents The West Virginia Legislature’s Membership Directory features House and Senate Floor Seating Charts, District Maps with membership listings by district and the 2014 Legislative Calendar. Introduction p. 2 Senate p. 3 Senate Lawmakers p. 4-13 Senate Committees p. 14-16 Senate District Map p. 17 Senate Floor Seating Chart p. 18 House p. 19 House Lawmakers p. 20-45 House Committees p. 46-49 House District Map p. 50-51 Senate Floor Seating Chart p. 52-53 Legislative Calendar p. 54 Committee Abbreviations p. 55 Contact Information p. 56 81st Legislature of West Virginia Under the provisions of the West Virginia Constitution, the Legislature is the lawmaking branch of state government. Legislators are elected by the people to serve as their representative voice in government. The West Virginia Legislature is a citizen legislature -- meaning the members are not full-time legislators, but ordinary citizens who hold other jobs when the Legislature is not meeting. Because the Legislature is comprised of two bodies, the Senate and the House of Delegates, it is called bicameral. The West Virginia State Senate Representing 17 senatorial districts, the Senate is comprised of 34 members. Senators serve four-year The Legislative Oath of Office terms with half of those seats up for election every two “I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution years. of the State of West Virginia, and faithfully discharge the duties of Senator (or Delegate) according to the To be eligible for election to the Senate, a person best of my ability. I will not accept nor receive, directly must be a United States citizen, at least 25-years-old, a nor indirectly, any money or other valuable thing from resident of the state for at least five years and a resident any corporation, company or person for any vote or of his or her district or county for at least one year. influence I may give or withhold, as Senator (or Delegate) on any bill, resolution or appropriation, or for any act I may do or perform as Senator (or Delegate).” 2014 Membership Directory p. 3 ( ) Jeffrey Kessler (D - Marshall, District 2) Clark S. Barnes R - Randolph President of the Senate - Lt. Governor District 11 Home Address: 42 Rosewood Drive Montrose, WV 26283 Home Phone: NA Business Phone: (304) 636-5146 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7973 Capitol Office: 203W Home Address: Email: [email protected] 607 Wheeling Avenue Committees: B&I, ECD, ED, EIM, FIN, LAB, RUL, T&I Glen Dale, WV 26038 Robert D. Beach (D - Monongalia) E-mail: District 13 [email protected] Home Address: P.O. Box 1620 Morgantown, WV 26501 Home Phone: (304) 843-1386 Home Phone: (304) 932-7170 Business Phone: (304) 845-2580 Business Phone: NA Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7801 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7919 Capitol Office: 227M Capitol Office: 204W Committees: RUL Email: [email protected] Committees: AG, ECD, ED, EIM, JUD, NR, T&I Senate President Craig Blair (R - Berkeley) The presiding officer of the Senate is the President. He or she is District 15 formally elected by the membership of the Senate at the beginning Home Address: 47 Wasser Drive Martinsburg, WV 25403 of the first legislative session following a general election. Home Phone: (304) 754-5040 Business Phone: (304) 754-9031 The authority of the President includes the oversight and management Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7867 Capitol Office: 203W of all legislative activities within the Senate. E-mail: [email protected] Committees: ECD, FIN, GO, IC, LAB In addition to duties as the presiding officer of the Senate, the (R - Pleasants) President also is the state’s Lieutenant Governor and assumes the Donna J. Boley District 3 duties of the office of Governor in the event a vacancy should occur Home Address: 2332 Greens Run Road in that office. St. Marys, WV 26170-9735 Home Phone: (304) 684-3266 Business Phone: (304) 684-3266 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7905 Capitol Office: 213W E-mail: [email protected] Committees: ED, EIM, FIN, GO, H&HR, MIL, RUL p. 4 West Virginia Legislature 2014 Membership Directory p. 5 Samuel J. Cann Sr. (D - Harrison) Donald H. Cookman (D - Hampshire) District 12 District 15 Home Address: 21 Maple Lake Home Address: 356 Woodland Way Bridgeport, WV 26330 Romney, WV 26757 Home Phone: (304) 842-4031 Home Phone: (304) 822-5104 Business Phone: (304) 627-3020 Business Phone: (304) 357-7980 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7904 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7980 Capitol Office: 218W Capitol Office: 417M E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: AG, ECD, EIM, GO, JUD, PEN Committees: AG, EB, ECD, GO, IC, JUD, NR Mitch Carmichael (R - Jackson) Larry J. Edgell (D - Wetzel) District 4 District 2 Home Address: 18 Colonial Drive Home Address: 600 Fifth Street Ripley, WV 25271 New Martinsville, WV 26155 Home Phone: (304) 372-4667 Home Phone: (304) 455-5304 Business Phone: (304) 372-4667 Business Phone: NA Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7855 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7827 Capitol Office: 200W Capitol Office: 206W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: AG, ED, JUD, MIL, PEN Committees: EB, ED, FIN, MIL, NR, PEN, RUL H. Truman Chafin (D - Mingo) Douglas E. Facemire (D - Braxton) District 6 District 12 Home Address: P.O. Box 1799 Home Address: P.O. Box 215 Williamson, WV 25661-1799 Sutton, WV 26601 Home Phone: (304) 235-6123 Home Phone: (304) 765-2231 Business Phone: (304) 235-2221 Business Phone: (304) 364-9903 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7808 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7845 Capitol Office: 257M Capitol Office: 217W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: B&I, ED, FIN, LAB, PEN Committees: B&I, CNFR, EIM, FIN, LAB, NR, T&I Bill Cole (R - Mercer) Rocky Fitzsimmons (D - Ohio) District 6 District 1 Home Address: 404 Oakhurst Avenue Home Address: 1609 Warwood Avenue Bluefield, WV 24701 Wheeling, WV 26003 Home Phone: (304) 324-0040 Home Phone: (304) 277-1700 Business Phone: (304) 327-0511 Business Phone: (304) 277-1700 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7843 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7918 Capitol Office: 200W Capitol Office: 204W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: CNFR, H&HR, JUD, NR, T&I Committees: B&I, EB, GO, JUD, LAB, MIL, T&I p. 6 West Virginia Legislature 2014 Membership Directory p. 7 Mike Green (D - Raleigh) Art Kirkendoll (D - Logan) District 9 District 7 Home Address: P.O. Box 274 Home Address: P.O. Box 1227 Daniels, WV 25832 Chapmanville, WV 25508 Home Phone: (304) 763-3365 Home Phone: (304) 855-7418 Business Phone: (304) 763-3461 Business Phone: (304) 855-7418 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7831 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7857 Capitol Office: 206W Capitol Office: 218W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: B&I, CNFR, EIM, FIN, GO, NR Committees: ECD, EIM, GO, H&HR, IC, JUD, PEN, T&I Daniel J. Hall (D - Wyoming) William R. Laird IV (D - Fayette) District 9 District 10 Home Address: P.O. Box 339 Home Address: 225 Highland Avenue Oceana, WV 24870 Oak Hill, WV 25901 Home Phone: (304) 228-7545 Home Phone: (304) 469-8055 Business Phone: NA Business Phone: NA Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7807 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7849 Capitol Office: 216W Capitol Office: 229W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: AG, B&I, ED, IC, JUD, LAB Committees: AG, ED, FIN, H&HR, MIL, NR Mike Hall (R - Putnam) Brooks McCabe (D - Kanawha) Minority Leader - District 4 District 17 Home Address: 76 Crystal Springs Home Address: 1223 Staunton Road Winfield, WV 25213 Charleston, WV 25314 Home Phone: (304) 757-8249 Home Phone: (304) 342-1961 Business Phone: (304) 549-8126 Business Phone: (304) 347-7500 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7901 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7990 Capitol Office: 245M Capitol Office: 209W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: B&I, FIN, H&HR, NR, PEN, RUL Committees: B&I, ECD, FIN, LAB, NR, PEN Evan H. Jenkins (R - Cabell) Ronald F. Miller (D - Greenbrier) District 5 District 10 Home Address: 121 Oak Lane Home Address: HC 34 Box 359 Huntington, WV 25701 Lewisburg, WV 24901 Home Phone: (304) 523-1365 Home Phone: (304) 497-3184 Business Phone: (304) 925-0342 Business Phone: NA Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7956 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7959 Capitol Office: 216W Capitol Office: 229W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: EB, ED, GO, JUD, MIL, NR Committees: AG, CNFR, GO, H&HR, JUD, LAB p. 8 West Virginia Legislature 2014 Membership Directory p. 9 David C. Nohe (R - Wood) Herb Snyder (D - Jefferson) District 3 District 16 Home Address: 15 Chadwick Square Home Address: P.O. Box 400 Vienna, WV 26105 Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442 Home Phone: (304) 295-4860 Home Phone: (304) 725-4529 Business Phone: NA Business Phone: (304) 725-6174 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7970 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7957 Capitol Office: 213W Capitol Office: 217W E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Committees: AG, B&I, CNFR, EIM, IC, JUD Committees: CNFR, ECD, EIM, GO, JUD, RUL Corey Palumbo (D - Kanawha) Ron Stollings (D - Boone) District 17 District 7 Home Address: 1206 Williamsburg Way Home Address: P.O.