Patrick Lane
| Patrick Lane | ||
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| West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2005-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 8 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $20,000/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day during session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2004 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Concord College, 1996 | |
| J.D. | West Virginia University School of Law, 2000 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 12, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Clarksburg, WV | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Lane earned his BA from Concord College in 1996. He went on to receive his JD from West Virginia University School of Law in 2000. Lane has worked as a Mediator. In 1996 he was a Herndon Fellowship Intern. He then worked as a member of the Professional Grant Finders, Limited Liability Company from 1998 to 2000. He has been an attorney for Patrick Lane, Attorney at Law since 2000.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lane served on the following committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Judiciary, Minority Vice Chair | ||||
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources | ||||
| • Political Subdivisions | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Special Investigations | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lane served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources | ||||
| • Judiciary, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Joint Judiciary | ||||
| • Special Investigations | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lane served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Health and Human Resources | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
Elections
2014
While no candidates have officially filed and the deadline is not until January 2014, several Republicans are considering running for West Virginia's 2nd congressional seat including Tim Armstead, Eric Nelson, Patrick Lane, Steve Harrison, Mike Hall and Mike Stuart.[2]
2012
Lane won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 38. He ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Virginia "Ginny" Moles (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 38, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Patrick Lane Incumbent |
64.2% | 5,084 | |
| Democratic | Ginny Moles | 35.8% | 2,832 | |
| Total Votes | 7,916 | |||
2010
Lane was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32. He was one of seven candidates running for the three District 32 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010 general election. His opponents in the general election were Republican incumbents Tim Armstead, Ronald Walters; Democrats Charles Black, Clint Casto, and Scott Lavigne; and Mountain Party Jesse Johnson. [6][7][8]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tim Armstead (R)
|
9,807 | 23.06% | ||
| Ronald Walters (R)
|
8,251 | 20.94% | ||
| Patrick Lane (R)
|
8,029 | 20.38% | ||
| Clint Casto (D) | 4,216 | 10.70% | ||
| Philip Lavigne (D) | 4,149 | 10.53% | ||
| Charles Black (D) | 3,648 | 9.26% | ||
| Jesse Johnson (M) | 2,022 | 5.13% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Timothy P. Armstead (R)
|
1,812 | 18.12% | ||
| Ronald Neal Walters (R)
|
1,609 | 16.09% | ||
| Patrick Glen Lane(R)
|
1,578 | 15.78% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Lane most recently won re-election to the House of Delegates, he collected $12,934 in donations.[9]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Merck & Co | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Coal Association | $750 |
| West Virginia Hospital Association | $700 |
| Medco Health Solutions | $500 |
| West Virginia Realtors Association | $500 |
| AstraZeneca | $500 |
Personal
Lane and his wife, Sara, have 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, 2002
- Patrick Lane on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Lane
- ↑ The Daily Mail "Republicans eye House seat held by Capito" Accessed April 23, 2013
- ↑ WBOY.com "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State - 2012 Candidate Listing By Office
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, 2012 West Virginia Primary Election Official Results, retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ↑ Official WV primary election results
- ↑ Official Primary Results SOS
- ↑ Official General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money, Candidate summary, Retrieved July 12, 2011
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