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Tim Armstead
| Tim Armstead | ||
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| West Virginia House of Delegates District 40 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1999-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 14 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Minority Leader, West Virginia House of Delegates | ||
| 2007-present | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $20,000/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day during session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1998 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Charleston, 1987 | |
| J.D. | West Virginia University College of Law, 1990 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 26, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Charleston, WV | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Contents |
Armstead earned his BA in Political Science/History from the University of Charleston in 1987. He went on to receive his JD from West Virginia University College of Law in 1990.
Armstead was a Press Intern for the Office of the Governor from 1985 to 1988. He then worked as an attorney for Spilman, Thomas, Battle, and Klostermeyer from 1990 to 1992. From 1991 to 1994, he was a law clerk for United States District Judge David A. Faber. He then worked as an attorney for Carey, Hill and Scott from 1994 to 1997. Armstead also worked as Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff for the Office of the Governor of West Virginia from 1997 to 1998. He went back to working as an attorney for Steptoe and Johnson from 1998 to 2001. He has been an attorney for NiSource Corporate Services Company since 2001.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Armstead served on the following committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Rules | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Government and Finance | ||||
| • Law Institute | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Armstead served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Joint Education | ||||
| • Government and Finance | ||||
| • Law Institute | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Armstead served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Roads and Transportation | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
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
Armstead ran for re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 40. Armstead ran unopposed in the May 8 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
2010
Armstead 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 Patrick Lane, Ronald Walters; Democrats Charles Black, Clint Casto, and Scott Lavigne; and Mountain Party Jesse Johnson. [6][7][8][9]
| 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 Armstead most recently won re-election to the House of Delegates, he collected $26,038 in donations.[10]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Nationwide | $1,250 |
| West Virginia Hospital Association | $1,000 |
| DuPont | $1,000 |
| CSX Transportation | $1,000 |
| Chesapeake Energy | $1,000 |
| Westfield Employee Federal PAC | $1,000 |
| American Electric Power | $1,000 |
Personal
Armstead and his wife, Anna, have one child.
External links
- Official list of West Virginia's November 2, 2010 candidates
- Office Website - West Virginia House of Delegates
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Tim Armstead on Facebook
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Armstead
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2012 West Virginia Primary Election Official Results
- ↑ Official WV primary election results
- ↑ Official Primary Results SOS
- ↑ Official Primary Results SOS
- ↑ Official General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money, Candidate summary, Retrieved July 12, 2011
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Representatives District 40 2012–present |
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Representatives District 32 1998–2012 |
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