Michael Folk

Michael Folk

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 63rd^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2013
Personal details
Born	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Alma mater	Shepherd College West Virginia University
Profession	Pilot
Website	folk4wv.com

Michael Craig Folk^[2] (born in Martinsburg, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 63 since January 12, 2013.

Education

Folk earned his BS in economics from Shepherd College (now Shepherd University) and his MBA from West Virginia University.

Elections

2012: Folk ran in the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and won by 17 votes with 485 votes (51.4%),^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,096 votes (51.2%) against Democratic nominee Donn Marshall,^[4] who had run for a seat in 2010.

2014: Folk won re-election to the 63rd District, defeating Heather Marshall — wife of his 2012 opponent^[5] — by receiving 60.99% of the vote.^[6]

References

↑ "Michael Folk". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
↑ "Michael Folk's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
↑ John McVey (April 24, 2014). "Heather Marshall named to replace husband in state delegate race". The Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
↑ Chelsea DeMello (November 5, 2014). "Folk holds off Marshall". The Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
Campaign site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Michael Folk at Ballotpedia
Michael (Mike) Folk at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

82nd State Legislature (2015-2017) Speaker of the House: Tim Armstead (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Bill Anderson (R) Majority Leader: Daryl Cowles (R) Minority Leader: Tim Miley (D)

Pat McGeehan (R) Mark Zatezalo (R) Ryan Weld (R) Erikka Lynn Storch (R) Shawn Fluharty (D) Michael Ferro (D) David Evans (R) Dave Pethtel (D) William Romine (R) Lynwood Ireland (R) Bill Anderson (R) Anna Border Sheppard (R) Mike Azinger (R) Frank Deem (R) John R. Kelly (R) Rick Atkinson (R) Steve Westfall (R) Scott Cadle (R) Michael Ihle (R) Jim Butler (R) Geoff Foster (R) Jim Morgan (D) Carol Miller (R) Sean Hornbuckle (D) Doug Reynolds (D) Matthew Rohrbach (R) Kelli Sobonya (R) Don Perdue (D) Kenneth Hicks (D) Justin Marcum (D) Phyllis White (D) Jeff Eldridge (D) Michel Moffatt (R) Joshua Nelson (R) Rupert Phillips (D) Ralph Rodighiero (D) Frank Blackwell (D) Clif Moore (D) Marty Gearheart (R) Joe Ellington (R) John Shott (R) John O'Neal (R) Roy Cooper (R) Rick Moye (D) Mick Bates (D) Karen Arvon (R) David Perry (D) Tom Fast (R) Kayla Kessinger (R) Roger Hanshaw (R) Brent Boggs (D) Eric Nelson (R) John McCuskey (R) Andrew Byrd (D) Chris Stansbury (R) Nancy Peoples Guthrie (D) Larry L. Rowe (D) Brad White (R) Mike Pushkin (D) Patrick Lane (R) Ron Walters (R) Tim Armstead (R) Jordan Hill (R) Ray Canterbury (R) George Ambler (R) William Hartman (D) Denise Campbell (D) Dana Lynch (D) Bill Hamilton (R) Margaret Smith (D) Danny Wagner (R) Tim Miley (D) Danny Hamrick (R) Patsy Trecost (D) Terry Waxman (R) Amy Summers (R) Mike Caputo (D) Tim Manchin (D) Linda Longstreth (D) Barbara Fleischauer (D) Cindy Frich (R) Brian Kurcaba (R) Joe Statler (R) Bill Flanigan (R) Steven Shaffer (D) Randy Smith (R) Allen V. Evans (R) Isaac Sponaugle (D) Gary Howell (R) Ruth Rowan (R) Daryl Cowles (R) Saira Blair (R) Larry Faircloth (R) Walter Duke (R) John Overington (R) Michael Folk (R) Eric Householder (R) Jill Upson (R) Paul Espinosa (R) Stephen Skinner (D)

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