Roy Cooper (West Virginia politician)

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Roy Cooper

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 28th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2013
Personal details
Born	(1945-03-05) March 5, 1945
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Wayside, West Virginia
Alma mater	Tidewater Community College Concord College

Roy Gale Cooper^[2] (born March 5, 1945) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 28 since January 12, 2013.

Education

Cooper earned his AS in Business management from Tidewater Community College and his BS in education from Concord College (now Concord University).

Elections

2012 Redistricted to District 28, Cooper ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 997 votes (30.4%),^[3] and placed second in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 4,233 votes (59.6%) behind incumbent Republican Representative John O'Neal (who had been redistricted from District 27) and ahead of Democratic nominees Jeffry Pritt and Al Martine.^[4]

2010 To challenge District 26 incumbent Democratic Representative Gerald Crosier, Cooper was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 828 votes,^[5] but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Representative Crosier.^[6]

References

↑ "Roy Cooper". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
↑ "Roy Cooper'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.
↑ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Roy G. Cooper at Ballotpedia
Roy G. Cooper 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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