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Margaret Staggers
| Margaret Staggers | ||
 | ||
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $20,000/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day during session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| M.D. | West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1969 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | January 12, 1945 | |
| Place of birth | Patuxent Naval Air Base, Patuxent, MD | |
| Profession | Adjunct Faculty, Mountain State University | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Staggers attended West Virginia University from 1962 to 1965. She then earned her MD from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1969.
Staggers has worked as Medical Director for Fayette County 911 Center, Emergency Medical Fire Rescue, Emergency Operations Center General, and Jan-Care Ambulance since 1985. She has also been a part of the Adjunct Faculty at Mountain State University from 2004 to the present.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Staggers served on the following committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Roads and Transportation, Chair | ||||
| • Government Organization | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
| • Infrastructure, Chair | ||||
| • Government Organization | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources Accountability | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Staggers served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Government Organization | ||||
| • Joint Government Organization | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources Accountability | ||||
| • Health Emergency Preparedness | ||||
| • Roads and Transportation, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Staggers served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Enrolled Bills | ||||
| • Government Organization | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
Elections
2012
Staggers won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32. Staggers was unopposed in 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 32, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Margaret Staggers Incumbent |
31.2% | 10,313 | |
| Democratic | Dave Perry Incumbent |
30% | 9,925 | |
| Democratic | John Pino Incumbent |
29.7% | 9,820 | |
| Mountain | Tighe Bullock | 9.1% | 3,018 | |
| Total Votes | 33,076 | |||
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Margaret Anne Staggers Incumbent |
21.5% | 3,721 |
| Dave Perry Incumbent |
21.1% | 3,653 |
| John Pino Incumbent |
20.2% | 3,507 |
| Tom Louisos | 19.7% | 3,406 |
| Jonathan Walkup | 6.3% | 1,097 |
| William D. Stover | 5.7% | 979 |
| Jan M. Lafferty | 5.5% | 958 |
| Total Votes | 17,321 | |
2010
Staggers was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 29. She was one of four candidates running for the three District 29 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010 general election. She was opposed by Democrat John Pino, incumbent Democrat David Perry and Republican Marshall W. Clay. She defeated Democrat Barbara Schamberger and incumbent Democrat William Louisos in the May 11 primary. [5][6][7]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Margaret Staggers (D)
|
7,309 | 28.02% | ||
| David Perry (D)
|
7,169 | 27.48% | ||
| John Pino (D)
|
6,857 | 26.29% | ||
| Marshall Clay (R) | 4,752 | 18.22% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Margaret Anne Staggers (D)
|
2,673 | 22.13% | ||
| David G. Perry (D)
|
2,619 | 21.68% | ||
| John Pino (D)
|
2,337 | 19.34% | ||
| William Thomas Louisos (D) | 2,291 | 18.96% | ||
| Barbara Ann Harmon-Schamberger (D) | 1,280 | 10.60% | ||
2008
In 2008 Staggers was re-elected to the West Vriginia House District 29. William Louisos (D) finished with 9,241 votes and was followed by David Perry (D) with 9,227 votes, Margaret Staggers (D) with 9,185 votes, Marshall Clay (R) with 4,746 votes, Daniel Wright (R) with 4,582 votes and Steven Smith (R) with 3,309.[8] Louisos raised $475 for his campaign fund.[9]
| West Vriginia House District 29 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| William Louisos (D)
|
9,241 | |||
| David Perry (D)
|
9,227 | |||
| Margaret Staggers (D)
|
9,185 | |||
| Marshall Clay (R) | 4,746 | |||
| Daniel Wright (R) | 4,582 | |||
| Steven Smith (R) | 3,309 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Staggers most recently won re-election to the House of Delegates, she collected $25,387 in donations.[10]
Her largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades Council | $2,000 |
| Sam Davis | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Appalachian Laborers District Council | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Federation of Teachers | $1,000 |
| Communications Workers | $1,000 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Action | $1,000 |
| Richard Cornett | $1,000 |
Personal
Staggers and her husband, Robert Underwood, had two children.
External links
- Office Website - West Virginia House of Delegates
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Staggers
- ↑ 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 32 2012–present |
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Representatives District 29 2006–2012 |
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