Denny Canterbury
| Denny Canterbury | ||
 | ||
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2000-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 13 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $20,000/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day during session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2000 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Chicago, 1991 | |
| Master's | West Virginia University, 1996 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 19, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Charleston, WV | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Canterbury earned his BA from the University of Chicago in 1991. He went on to receive his MBA from West Virginia University in 1996.
Canterbury was a Safety Engineer for Appalachian Electronic Instruments from 1992 to 1994. He then worked as a self-employed farmer from 1997 to 1998. In 1999, he worked in Marketing Research for The Library Corporation.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Canterbury served on the following committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Minority Vice Chair | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Pensions and Retirement | ||||
| • Agriculture and Agri-business | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Pensions and Retirement | ||||
| • Technology | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Canterbury served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Joint Finance | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Pensions and Retirement | ||||
| • Joint Pensions and Retirement | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Canterbury served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Pensions and Retirement | ||||
| • Roads and Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Canterbury won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42. Canterbury advanced past the May 8 primary election and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ray Canterbury Incumbent |
32.7% | 7,831 | |
| Republican | George Ambler |
23.2% | 5,556 | |
| Democratic | Steve Hunter | 22.5% | 5,405 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Singer | 21.6% | 5,190 | |
| Total Votes | 23,982 | |||
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Ray Canterbury Incumbent |
54.7% | 1,652 |
| George Ambler |
26.2% | 792 |
| Marcie Easton | 19.1% | 577 |
| Total Votes | 3,021 | |
2010
Canterbury was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 28. He was one of three candidates running for two District 28 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010 general election. His opponents in the general election were Democrat incumbent Thomas Campbell, and Democrat Michael S. Knisely. The top two vote-getters were elected.[5][6][7]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 25 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Denny Canterbury (R)
|
6,254 | 40.04% | ||
| Thomas Campbell (D)
|
6,152 | 39.39% | ||
| Michael Knisely (D) | 3,214 | 20.58% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Denny Ray Canterbury, Jr. (R)
|
1,209 | 21.07% | ||
2008
In 2008 Canterbury was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 28. Canterbuy (R) finished with 7,849 votes second only to Thomas Campbell (D) who had 8,639 votes. Canterbury finished ahead of Joan Browning (D) who had 5,393 votes.[8] Canterbury raised $13,583 for his campaign fund.[9]
| West Virginia House District 28 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Thomas Campbell (D)
|
8,639 | |||
| Denny Canterbury (R)
|
7,849 | |||
| Joan Browning (D) | 5,393 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Cantebury most recently won re-election to the House of Delegates, he collected $15,676 in donations.[10]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades Council | $2,000 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO | $1,500 |
| Communications Workers District 2 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Regional Council of Carpenters | $950 |
External links
- Office Website - West Virginia House of Delegates
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Canterbury
- ↑ WBOY.com "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State - 2012 Candidate Listing By Office
- ↑ 2012 West Virginia Primary Election Official Results
- ↑ Official WV primary election results
- ↑ Official Primary Results SOS
- ↑ Official General Election Results
- ↑ West Virginia House election results
- ↑ Campaign funds
- ↑ Follow the Money, Candidate summary, Retrieved July 11, 2011
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Representatives District 42 2012–present |
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| Preceded by - |
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