Charlotte Lane

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Charlotte Lane
Image of Charlotte Lane
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

6

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia Public Service Commission

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35

Compensation

Base salary

$99,500

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Appointed

2019

Education

Bachelor's

Marshall University

Law

West Virginia University

Contact

Charlotte Lane is the nonpartisan chairman of the West Virginia Public Service Commission. She was appointed to the office effective July 1, 2019.[1]

Lane is a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 35. Lane was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Lane earned a bachelor's degree from Marshall University and a J.D. from West Virginia University.[2]

When she served in the state House, Lane had served as commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission and chairwoman and commissioner of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.[2]

Elections

2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D)
 
14.9
 
13,202
Image of Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd (D)
 
14.7
 
13,038
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito (R)
 
14.4
 
12,729
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson (R)
 
13.3
 
11,765
Image of Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane (R)
 
11.7
 
10,309
Image of Renate Pore
Renate Pore (D)
 
11.5
 
10,165
James Robinette (D)
 
10.7
 
9,444
Edward Burgess (R)
 
8.8
 
7,767

Total votes: 88,419
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Andrew Byrd, Douglas Skaff, Jr., Renate Pore, and James Robinette advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd
 
29.1
 
5,191
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr.
 
28.0
 
4,996
Image of Renate Pore
Renate Pore
 
22.5
 
4,021
James Robinette
 
20.4
 
3,645

Total votes: 17,853
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Moore Capito, incumbent Eric Nelson, incumbent Charlotte Lane, and Edward Burgess defeated Bill Johnson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito
 
27.5
 
3,952
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson
 
24.1
 
3,469
Image of Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane
 
20.2
 
2,902
Edward Burgess
 
15.2
 
2,186
Bill Johnson
 
13.1
 
1,879

Total votes: 14,388
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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 John B. McCuskey (R) and incumbent Chris Stansbury (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 general election.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Byrd Incumbent 15.23% 13,546
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Moore Capito 16.67% 14,822
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlotte Lane 11.81% 10,505
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson Incumbent 13.36% 11,881
     Democratic Ben Adams 11.13% 9,899
     Democratic Thornton Cooper 10.57% 9,404
     Democratic Benjamin M. Sheridan 9.70% 8,628
     Republican Keith Pauley 11.53% 10,251
Total Votes 88,936
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Democratic primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ben Adams 13.80% 3,806
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Byrd Incumbent 22.87% 6,308
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thornton Cooper 12.37% 3,413
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Benjamin M. Sheridan 10.64% 2,935
     Democratic C.B. Britton 6.37% 1,757
     Democratic Devin J. Casey 6.38% 1,759
     Democratic John Knight 8.27% 2,281
     Democratic Shawn Little 9.11% 2,513
     Democratic Jack Rogers 10.18% 2,809
Total Votes 27,581


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Republican primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Moore Capito 23.77% 4,896
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlotte Lane 14.43% 2,973
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson Incumbent 21.30% 4,388
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Keith Pauley 14.03% 2,890
     Republican Calvin Grimm 4.20% 866
     Republican Bill Johnson 9.00% 1,853
     Republican Matt Kelly 13.26% 2,731
Total Votes 20,597


Primary race background

Main article: West Virginia races we're watching, 2016

Moore Capito is the son of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) and grandson of former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore (R). Capito's campaign website emphasized economic issues such as job creation and simplified taxes, among other issues. "We want to promote job creation in the private sector. To achieve this, we need to have a pro-growth strategy which includes cutting regulation and a tax structure that is simpler and less burdensome," Moore's website stated.[7]

Charlotte Lane is a former member of the state House of Delegates, a former commissioner of the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and a former commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission. She previously sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District. On her campaign website, Lane cited her experience on the public service commission on issues such as local infrastructure and water and sewer services. She also cited her experience as U.S. international trade commissioner in which she "stood up to China's unfair trade practices that cost West Virginia jobs here at home."[8]

2014

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See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Lane ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent West Virginia's 2nd District. Lane lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014 to Alex Mooney.[9][10]

Republican primary results

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Mooney 36% 12,678
Robert Fluharty 1.8% 621
Steve Harrison 11% 3,885
Charlotte Lane 18.1% 6,358
Jim Moss 4.8% 1,684
Ken Reed 22.3% 7,848
Ron Walters Jr. 6% 2,125
Total Votes 35,199
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Endorsements

  • West Virginia Associated Builders and Contractors[11]
  • West Virginia Coal Association[11]
  • West Virginia Farm Bureau[11]

Campaign themes

2014

Lane lists the following campaign themes on her website:[12]

  • Jobs and the economy
  • Repealing Obamacare
  • Cut government spending
  • Upholding family values
  • Protecting the 2nd Amendment

Campaign finance summary


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Charlotte Lane campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 35Lost general$60,257 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35Won $48,770 N/A**
Grand total$109,027 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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When she served in the state House, Lane lived in Charleston, West Virginia and had a daughter, son-in-law and grandson.[2]

State legislative tenure

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2018

In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.


2017


2016


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.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
Enrolled Bills
Judiciary
Political Subdivisions
Roads and Transportation

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Michael Albert
West Virginia Public Service Commission
2019-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 35
2016-2018
Succeeded by
Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D)
Preceded by
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West Virginia Public Service Commission
1997-2003
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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West Virginia Public Service Commission
1985-1989
Succeeded by
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