85th West Virginia Legislature Legislative body West Virginia Legislature Term December 1, 2020 – December 1, 2022 Election 2020 Governor Jim Justice (R )Members 100 delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R )Speaker pro tempore Gary Howell (R )Majority leader Amy Summers (R )Minority leader Doug Skaff (D )Party control Republican Members 34 senators President Craig Blair (R )President pro tempore Donna Boley (R )Majority leader Tom Takubo (R )Minority leader Stephen Baldwin (D )Party control Republican 1st January 13, 2021 – April 10, 2021 2nd January 12, 2022 – March 12, 2022
1st June 7, 2021 2nd June 24, 2021 3rd October 11, 2021 – October 20, 2021 4th January 10, 2022 – January 11, 2022 5th April 25, 2022 6th July 25, 2022 7th September 12, 2022
The 85th West Virginia Legislature was a meeting of the West Virginia Legislature whose membership consisted of those elected in the 2020 legislative elections . It lasted through two several month long regular sessions and seven special sessions in 2021 and 2022, ending with the 2022 legislative elections and the convening of the 86th Legislature. All members who served in this meeting of the Legislature are listed below.
Affiliation (Elected) Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Democratic Republican 85th Legislature Start 24 76 100 December 11, 2020 23 77[ hod 1] 100 January 9, 2021 23 76[ hod 2] 99 January 27, 2021 23 77[ hod 3] 100 May 12, 2021 22 78[ hod 4] 100 July 30, 2021 22 77[ hod 5] 99 August 19, 2021 22 78[ hod 6] 100 November 5, 2021 22 77[ hod 7] 99 November 24, 2021 22 78[ hod 8] 100 December 13, 2021 22 77[ hod 9] 99 December 21, 2021 22 78[ hod 10] 100 June 1, 2022 22 77[ hod 11] 99 June 14, 2022 22 78[ hod 12] 100 August 8, 2022 22 77[ hod 13] 99 August 19, 2022 22 78[ hod 14] 100 85th Legislature End 22 78 100 Latest voting share 22% 78%
^ Jason Barrett (District 61) switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. ^ Derrick Evans (District 19) resigned after being federally charged for his participation in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. ^ Josh Booth (District 19) appointed to fill the vacancy left by Derrick Evans. ^ Mick Bates (District 30) switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. ^ Jeffrey Pack (District 28) resigned to become the Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Social Services. ^ Jordan Maynor (District 28) appointed to fill the vacancy left by Jeffrey Pack. ^ Joshua Higginbotham (District 13) resigned after moving from his Putnam County residence to Kanawha County . ^ Kathie Hess Crouse (District 13) appointed to fill the vacancy left by Joshua Higginbotham. ^ Barry Bruce (District 42) resigned over health concerns. ^ Michael Honaker (District 42) appointed to fill the vacancy left by Barry Bruce. ^ Joe Jeffries (District 22) resigned to take a job out of state. ^ Jarred Cannon (District 22) appointed to fill the vacancy left by Joe Jeffries. ^ Larry Pack (District 35) resigned to join the Justice Administration as a senior advisor. ^ Andrew Anderson (District 35) appointed to fill the vacancy left by Larry Pack. Affiliation (Elected) Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Democratic Republican 85th Legislature Start 11 23 34 August 20, 2021 10[ sen 1] 23 33 September 29, 2021 11[ sen 2] 23 34 October 5, 2021 10[ sen 3] 23 33 October 7, 2021 11[ sen 4] 23 34 85th Legislature End 11 23 34 Latest voting share 32% 68%
^ John Unger (District 16) resigned to become a Berkeley County magistrate. ^ Hannah Geffert (District 16) appointed to fill the vacancy left by John Unger. ^ William J. Ihlenfeld II (District 1) resigned to become a District Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. ^ Owens Brown (District 1) appointed to fill the vacancy left by William Ihlenfeld. Member left office during Legislature Member appointed to fill vacancy
District Delegate Party Since Residence Counties represented[ 7] 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 Kathie Hess Crouse Republican 2021 Buffalo 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 Derrick Evans Republican 2020 Prichard Wayne Josh Booth Republican 2021 Ceredo 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 Jarred Cannon Republican 2022 Hurricane 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 Jordan Maynor Republican 2021 Beaver 29 Brandon Steele Republican 2018 Beckley Raleigh 30 Mick Bates Democratic, then Republican 2014 Beckley Raleigh 31 Chris Toney 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 Larry Pack Republican 2020 Charleston Kanawha Andrew Anderson Republican 2022 Charleston Moore Capito Republican 2016 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 Rowe Democratic 2014 Malden 37 Mike Pushkin Democratic 2014 Charleston Kanawha 38 Dianna Graves Republican 2017 Cross Lanes Kanawha , Putnam 39 Dana Ferrell Republican 2020 Sissonville Kanawha 40 Dean Jeffries Republican 2018 Elkview Kanawha 41 Heather Tully Republican 2020 Summersville Greenbrier , Nicholas 42 Barry Bruce Republican 2020 Lewisburg Greenbrier , Monroe , Summers Michael Honaker Republican 2021 Lewisburg Todd Longanacre 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 Carl Martin 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 Clay Riley Republican 2020 Shinnston 49 Amy Summers Republican 2014 Flemington Marion , Monongalia , Taylor 50 Joey Garcia Democratic 2020 Fairmont Marion Phil Mallow Republican 2020 Fairmont Guy Ward Republican 2020 White Hall 51 Barbara Fleischauer Democratic 2006 Morgantown Monongalia Evan Hansen Democratic 2018 Morgantown Joe Statler Republican 2020 Core Danielle Walker Democratic 2018 Morgantown John Williams Democratic 2016 Morgantown 52 Terri Funk Sypolt Republican 2016 Kingwood Preston 53 D. Rolland Jennings Republican 2017 Thornton Preston , Tucker 54 John Paul Hott Republican 2018 Petersburg Grant , Mineral , Pendleton 55 Bryan Ward Republican 2020 Fisher Hardy , Pendleton 56 Gary Howell Republican 2010 Keyser Mineral 57 Ruth Rowan Republican 2004 Points Hampshire , Mineral 58 George A. Miller Republican 2020 Berkeley Springs Hampshire , Morgan 59 Ken Reed Republican 2020 Hedgesville Berkeley , Morgan 60 Don Forsht Republican 2020 Gerrardstown Berkeley 61 Jason Barrett Democratic, then Republican 2016 Martinsburg Berkeley 62 Chuck Horst Republican 2020 Falling Waters Berkeley 63 John Hardy Republican 2018 Shepherdstown Berkeley 64 Eric Householder Republican 2010 Martinsburg Berkeley 65 Wayne Clark Republican 2020 Charles Town Jefferson 66 Paul Espinosa Republican 2012 Charles Town Jefferson 67 John Doyle Democratic 2018 Shepherdstown Jefferson
85th West Virginia Senate partisan composition by district Member left office during Legislature Member appointed to fill vacancy
District Senator Party Since Residence Counties represented[ 10] 1 William Ihlenfeld Democratic 2018 Wheeling Brooke , Hancock , Ohio , Marshall Owens Brown Democratic 2021 Wheeling Ryan Weld Republican 2016 Wellsburg 2 Charles H. Clements Republican 2016 New Martinsville Calhoun , Doddridge , Gilmer , Marion , Marshall , Monongalia , Ritchie , Tyler , Wetzel Mike Maroney Republican 2016 Glen Dale 3 Mike Azinger Republican 2016 Vienna Pleasants , Roane , Wirt , Wood Donna Boley Republican 1985 St. Marys 4 Amy Grady Republican 2020 Leon Jackson , Mason , Putnam , Roane Eric Tarr Republican 2018 Scott Depot 5 Robert H. Plymale Democratic 1992 Huntington Cabell , Wayne Mike Woelfel Democratic 2014 Huntington 6 Mark R. Maynard Republican 2014 Genoa McDowell , Mercer , Mingo , Wayne Chandler Swope Republican 2016 Bluefield 7 Rupie Phillips Republican 2020 Lorado Boone , Lincoln , Logan , Mingo , Wayne Ron Stollings Democratic 2006 Madison 8 Glenn Jeffries Democratic 2016 Red House Kanawha , Putnam Richard Lindsay Democratic 2018 Charleston 9 Rollan Roberts Republican 2018 Beaver McDowell , Raleigh , Wyoming David Stover Republican 2020 Maben 10 Stephen Baldwin Democratic 2017 Ronceverte Fayette , Greenbrier , Monroe , Summers Jack Woodrum Republican 2020 Hinton 11 Bill Hamilton Republican 2018 Buckhannon Grant , Nicholas , Pendleton , Pocahontas , Randolph , Upshur , Webster Robert L. Karnes Republican 2020 Helvetia 12 Patrick S. Martin Republican 2020 Jane Lew Braxton , Clay , Gilmer , Harrison , Lewis Mike Romano Democratic 2014 Bridgeport 13 Bob Beach Democratic 2010 Morgantown Marion , Monongalia Mike Caputo Democratic 2020 Rivesville 14 Randy Smith Republican 2016 Thomas Barbour , Grant , Hardy , Mineral , Monongalia , Preston , Taylor , Tucker David Sypolt Republican 2006 Kingwood 15 Craig Blair Republican 2012 Martinsburg Berkeley , Hampshire , Mineral , Morgan Charles S. Trump Republican 2014 Berkeley Springs 16 John Unger Democratic 1998 Martinsburg Berkeley , Jefferson Hannah Geffert Democratic 2021 Martinsburg Patricia Rucker Republican 2016 Harpers Ferry 17 Eric Nelson Republican 2020 Charleston Kanawha Tom Takubo Republican 2014 Charleston