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Barbara Fleischauer
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Allegheny College, 1975

Law

West Virginia University College of Law, 1982

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Barbara Fleischauer (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 51. She assumed office in 2006.

Fleischauer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 13. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Fleischauer earned her B.A. from Allegheny College in 1975. She went on to receive her J.D. from West Virginia University School of Law in 1982.

Fleischauer has worked in the following positions: Guest Lecturer at West Virginia University, General Counsel for District 31, Fairmont, of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), Small Business Owner, and Attorney.[1]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Fleischauer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Fleischauer was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
Health and Human Resources
Judiciary
Rules
Senior Citizen Issues
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fleischauer served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fleischauer served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fleischauer served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fleischauer served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

State Senate

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 13

Mike Oliverio defeated Barbara Fleischauer in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Oliverio
Mike Oliverio (R)
 
50.3
 
13,495
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer (D)
 
49.7
 
13,342

Total votes: 26,837
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13

Barbara Fleischauer defeated Rich Jacobs in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer
 
82.5
 
5,366
Rich Jacobs
 
17.5
 
1,140

Total votes: 6,506
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13

Mike Oliverio defeated Carly Braun in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Oliverio
Mike Oliverio
 
80.4
 
4,528
Image of Carly Braun
Carly Braun
 
19.6
 
1,102

Total votes: 5,630
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House of Delegates

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

Barbara Fleischauer did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer (D)
 
11.8
 
19,718
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen (D)
 
11.3
 
18,800
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler (R)
 
11.0
 
18,304
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker (D)
 
10.8
 
17,931
Image of John Williams
John Williams (D)
 
10.7
 
17,737
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich (R)
 
10.6
 
17,704
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles (D)
 
10.6
 
17,689
Image of Justin White
Justin White (R) Candidate Connection
 
8.5
 
14,187
Todd Stainbrook (R)
 
7.3
 
12,204
Image of Zach LeMaire
Zach LeMaire (R) Candidate Connection
 
7.3
 
12,134

Total votes: 166,408
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker
 
20.6
 
9,685
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer
 
20.5
 
9,626
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen
 
19.8
 
9,300
Image of John Williams
John Williams
 
17.2
 
8,065
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles
 
14.7
 
6,889
Image of Jeffrey Budkey
Jeffrey Budkey
 
7.1
 
3,343

Total votes: 46,908
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

Joe Statler, Cindy Frich, Justin White, Todd Stainbrook, and Zach LeMaire advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler
 
24.8
 
5,151
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich
 
23.9
 
4,965
Image of Justin White
Justin White Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
3,801
Todd Stainbrook
 
17.6
 
3,660
Image of Zach LeMaire
Zach LeMaire Candidate Connection
 
15.4
 
3,200

Total votes: 20,777
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer (D)
 
12.2
 
16,357
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen (D)
 
11.6
 
15,558
Image of John Williams
John Williams (D)
 
11.2
 
15,045
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker (D)
 
11.0
 
14,725
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles (D)
 
10.6
 
14,240
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler (R)
 
9.7
 
13,051
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich (R)
 
9.4
 
12,601
Image of Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner (R)
 
8.3
 
11,058
Image of Roger Shuttlesworth
Roger Shuttlesworth (R)
 
6.6
 
8,885
Aaron Metz (R)
 
6.3
 
8,464
Image of Buddy Guthrie
Buddy Guthrie (L)
 
2.2
 
3,011
Harry Bertram (American Freedom Union Party)
 
0.7
 
942

Total votes: 133,937
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer
 
21.5
 
6,116
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen
 
19.9
 
5,639
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker
 
18.0
 
5,104
Image of John Williams
John Williams
 
17.6
 
4,994
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles
 
13.9
 
3,952
Cory Kennedy
 
9.1
 
2,585

Total votes: 28,390
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

Incumbent Joe Statler, incumbent Cindy Frich, Debbie Warner, and Roger Shuttlesworth advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler
 
27.2
 
3,160
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich
 
25.8
 
3,004
Image of Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner
 
24.1
 
2,799
Image of Roger Shuttlesworth
Roger Shuttlesworth
 
22.9
 
2,665

Total votes: 11,628
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent William Flanigan (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent 11.84% 16,269
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Williams 10.47% 14,386
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Pyles 9.48% 13,025
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Frich Incumbent 11.78% 16,182
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Statler Incumbent 11.15% 15,318
     Democratic Evan Hansen 9.45% 12,988
     Democratic Nancy Jamison 9.04% 12,426
     Republican Michael Acevedo 7.09% 9,742
     Republican Eric Finch 7.16% 9,832
     Republican Roger Shuttlesworth 9.03% 12,407
     Libertarian Eddie Wagoner 3.51% 4,824
Total Votes 137,399
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent 20.12% 9,702
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Evan Hansen 13.30% 6,414
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Williams 13.35% 6,438
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Jamison 12.73% 6,136
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Pyles 12.12% 5,842
     Democratic John G. Lucas 8.51% 4,105
     Democratic Billy Smerka, Jr. 11.62% 5,603
     Democratic Barry L. Wendell 8.24% 3,971
Total Votes 48,211


Michael Acevedo, Eric Finch, incumbent Cindy Frich, incumbent Brian Kurcaba and incumbent Joe Statler were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Acevedo
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Finch
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Frich Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Kurcaba Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Statler Incumbent


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 51 is represented by five delegates. Incumbents Tony Barill, Barbara Fleischauer, and Charlene Marshall and John Williams and Nancy Jamison defeated Michael Safcsak and Marti Shamberger in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Cindy Frich and Amanda Pasdon and Brian Kurcaba, Joe Statler and Bill Flanigan defeated Todd Stainbrook and Roger Shuttlesworth in the Republican primary. Fleischauer, Frich, Kurcaba, Pasdon and Statler defeated Barill, Marshall, Williams, Jamison, Flanigan and Ed Olesh (L) in the general election.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kurcaba 11.3% 9,040
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 11.2% 9,006
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich Incumbent 11% 8,782
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Statler 10.9% 8,772
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent 10.7% 8,543
     Democratic Charlene Marshall Incumbent 10.1% 8,133
     Democratic John Williams 9.5% 7,622
     Democratic Tony Barill Incumbent 9.2% 7,378
     Republican Bill Flanigan 7.5% 5,995
     Democratic Nancy Jamison 7.2% 5,769
     Libertarian Ed Olesh 1.4% 1,093
Total Votes 80,133


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent 19.6% 3,346
Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Marshall Incumbent 18.4% 3,149
Green check mark transparent.pngTony Barill Incumbent 14.1% 2,407
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Williams 13% 2,223
Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Jamison 12.8% 2,183
Marti Shamberger 11.4% 1,955
Michael Safcsak 10.8% 1,846
Total Votes 17,109
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich Incumbent 20% 1,946
Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 19.7% 1,916
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kurcaba 19.4% 1,896
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Statler 16.2% 1,576
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Flanigan 12.4% 1,211
Roger Shuttlesworth 7.6% 737
Todd Stainbrook 4.8% 467
Total Votes 9,749

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Fleischauer won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51. Fleischauer advanced unopposed in the May 8 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Fleischauer was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 44. She defeated Republicans Kevin Patrick Jr., Kevin Scott Poe, and Chris Walters and Democrat Stephen Lee Cook, Independent Paul Brown and Libertarian Tad Britch. Only the top four vote-getters were elected. She was one of ten candidates running for the four positions in District 44 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. She defeated Republican Shelby Bosley in the May 11 primary.[11][12][13]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 44 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Charlene Marshall (D) 12,003 15.41%
Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Fleischauer (D) 11,460 14.72%
Green check mark transparent.png Amanda Pasdon (R) 9,736 12.50%
Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Barill (D) 9,494 12.19%
Chris Walters (R) 8,806 11.31%
Stephen Cook (D) 8,445 10.84%
Kevin Scott Poe (R) 8,273 10.62%
Kevin Patrick, Jr. (R) 6,356 8.16%
Paul Brown (I) 2,559 3.29%
Tad Britch (L) 747 .96%
West Virginia State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Charlene Marshall (D) 4,921 16.62%
Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D) 4,819 16.28%
Green check mark transparent.png Stephen Lee Cook (D) 3,514 11.87%
Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Peter Barill (D) 3,280 11.08%
Charles William Byrer (D) 2,441 8.25%
Shelby Jean Bosley (D) 2,375 8.02%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Barbara Fleischauer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Barbara Fleischauer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 13Lost general$288,185 $269,879
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Won general$72,073 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Won general$78,957 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51Won $93,029 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51Won $71,043 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 51Won $96,535 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 44Won $87,279 N/A**
2008West Virginia State House, District 44Won $73,949 N/A**
2006West Virginia State House, District 44Won $114,155 N/A**
2004West Virginia State House, District 44Lost $57,342 N/A**
2002West Virginia State House, District 44Won $65,197 N/A**
2000West Virginia State House, District 44Won $91,233 N/A**
1998West Virginia State House, District 44Won $42,327 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2012

In 2012, Fleischauer's endorsements included the following:

  • Academy of Ophthalmology, WV
  • AFL-CIO, WV
  • American Federation of Teachers, WV
  • Appalachian Laborers Council, WV
  • Assn. for Justice, WV
  • Building and Construction Trades, WV
  • Chiropractors Assn., WV
  • Communication Workers of America
  • Council of Carpenters and Millwrights, WV
  • Dental Assn., WV
  • District Council of Building and Construction Trades
  • EPIC WV Pharmaceuticals
  • Friends of the Track
  • Healthcare Assn., WV
  • Hospitality and Travel Assn., WV
  • Iron Workers Local 549

  • Jackson and Kelly
  • Laborers Union Local 814
  • Medical Assn., WV
  • Monongalia County Education Assn.
  • National Education Assn., WV
  • National Assn. of Social Workers
  • North Central WV Trades Council
  • Operating Engineers, WV
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 512
  • Sheet Metal Workers Local 33
  • Troopers Assn., WV
  • United Mine Workers of America
  • United Transportation Union
  • WVU Assn. of Concerned Employees

Personal

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Fleischauer and her husband, Robert Bastress Jr., have two children.

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Footnotes


Current members of the West Virginia State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Randy Smith
Majority Leader:Patrick Martin
Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel
Senators
District 1
Ryan Weld (R)
District 2
District 3
District 4
Amy Grady (R)
Eric Tarr (R)
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
Ben Queen (R)
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Republican Party (32)
Democratic Party (2)