West Virginia House of Delegates

West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia Legislature

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 14, 2015^[1]
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Tim Armstead (R) Since January 14, 2015
Speaker pro tempore	Bill Anderson (R) Since January 14, 2015
Majority Leader	Daryl Cowles (R) Since January 14, 2015
Minority Leader	Tim Miley (D) Since January 14, 2015
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Governing party Republican (64) Opposition party Democratic (36)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, West Virginia Constitution
Salary	$20,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (100 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

House of Delegates Chamber West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, West Virginia
Website
West Virginia State Legislature

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
25th legislature (1900)	26	45	71	0
26th legislature (1902)	29	57	86	0
27th legislature (1904)	25	61	86	0
28th legislature (1906)	25	60	86	1 (Prohibition Party)
29th Legislature (1908)	26	60	86	0
30th legislature (1910)	63	23	86	0
31st legislature (1912)	33	53	86	0
32nd legislature (1914)	27	56	86	3 (Fusion Party)
33rd legislature (1916)	52	42	94	0
34th legislature (1918)	24	70	94	0
35th legislature (1920)	21	73	94	0
36th legislature (1922)	65	29	94	0
37th legislature (1924)	39	55	94	0
38th legislature (1926)	33	60	94	1 (Square Deal Party)
39th Legislature (1928)	31	63	94	0
40th legislature (1930)	68	26	94	0
41st legislature (1932)	79	15	94	0
42nd legislature (1934)	82	12	94	0
43rd legislature (1936)	72	22	94	0
44th legislature (1938)	70	24	94	0
45th legislature (1940)	74	20	94	0
46th legislature (1942)	50	44	94	0
47th legislature (1944)	65	29	94	0
48th legislature (1946)	56	38	94	0
49th Legislature (1948)	78	16	94	0
50th Legislature (1950)	67	27	94	0
51st legislature (1952)	67	33	100	0
52nd legislature (1954)	76	24	100	0
53rd legislature (1956)	58	42	100	0
54th legislature (1958)	85	15	100	0
55th legislature (1960)	82	18	100	0
56th legislature (1962)	76	24	100	0
57th legislature (1964)	91	9	100	0
58th legislature (1966)	65	35	100	0
59th Legislature (1968)	63	37	100	0
60th Legislature (1970)	68	32	100	0
61st legislature (1972)	57	43	100	0
62nd legislature (1974)	87	13	100	0
63rd legislature (1976)	91	9	100	0
64th legislature (1978)	74	26	100	0
65th legislature (1980)	78	22	100	0
66th legislature (1982)	87	13	100	0
67th legislature (1984)	73	27	100	0
68th legislature (1986)	78	22	100	0
69th Legislature (1988)	79	21	100	0
70th Legislature (1990)	74	26	100	0
71st legislature (1992)	79	21	100	0
72nd legislature (1994)	69	31	100	0
73rd legislature (1996)	74	26	100	0
74th legislature (1998)	75	25	100	0
75th legislature (2000)	75	25	100	0
76th legislature (2002)	68	32	100	0
77th legislature (2004)	68	32	100	0
78th legislature (2006)	72	28	100	0
79th Legislature (2008)	71	29	100	0
80th Legislature (2010)	65	35	100	0
81st Legislature First Session (2012)	54	46	100	0
81st Legislature Second Session(2013)^[4]	53	47	100	0
82nd Legislature (2014)	36	64	100	0
Latest voting share	36%	64%

Current Composition Map

82nd Legislature (2015-2016)

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 elect a varying number of members. The majority of districts, 35, were single-member districts. 23 districts are multi-member constituencies, 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 one 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 vote, if given to the minority, will make the division equal. In the latter case, the question is lost.

House of Delegates Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District	County
Speaker of the House	Tim Armstead	Republican	40	Kanawha Co.
Speaker pro tempore	Bill Anderson	Republican	8	Wood Co.
Majority Leader	Daryl Cowles	Republican	58	Morgan Co.
Minority Leader	Tim Miley	Democratic	48	Harrison Co.
Majority Whip	John O'Neal	Republican	28	Raleigh Co.
Minority Whip	Mike Caputo	Democratic	43	Marion Co.

References

↑ "West Virginia Legislature". Retrieved January 8, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 West Virginia Constitution, West Virginia Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
1 2 3 How a Bill Becomes Law, West Virginia State Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
↑ "WV MetroNews – Ohio County delegate turns Republican".

External links

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Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature

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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