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Jim Barach
Jim Barach (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 36. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Barach (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 53. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Jim Barach earned a bachelor's degree in geoscience from Mississippi State University. Barach's career experience includes working as a meteorologist for local news stations.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Barach was assigned to the following committees:
- House Enrolled Bills Committee
- House Government Organization Committee, Minority vice chair
- House Health and Human Resources Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
- Workforce Development Committee
Sponsored legislation
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.
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53
Incumbent Chris Pritt defeated Wayne Crozier in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Pritt (R)  | 61.0 | 2,707 |
| Wayne Crozier (D) | 39.0 | 1,729 | ||
| Total votes: 4,436 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Barach (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53
Incumbent Jim Barach advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Barach | 100.0 | 766 |
| Total votes: 766 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53
Incumbent Chris Pritt advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Pritt | 100.0 | 752 |
| Total votes: 752 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Rowe (D) | 20.4 | 10,355 |
| ✔ | | Chris Pritt (R) | 16.8 | 8,508 |
| ✔ | | Jim Barach (D) | 16.8 | 8,490 |
| Stevie Thaxton (R) | 15.8 | 8,026 | ||
| Amanda Estep-Burton (D) | 15.3 | 7,743 | ||
 | Chris Walters (R) | 14.9 | 7,548 | |
| Jaime Policarpio (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 50,670 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Rowe | 31.6 | 5,157 |
| ✔ | Amanda Estep-Burton | 18.9 | 3,083 | |
| ✔ | | Jim Barach | 15.2 | 2,484 |
| Amber Ferrell | 13.7 | 2,241 | ||
| Edgar Poe | 7.7 | 1,250 | ||
| Clint Casto | 6.9 | 1,125 | ||
 | James Elam | 6.0 | 975 | |
| Total votes: 16,315 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Pritt | 24.7 | 2,514 |
| ✔ | Stevie Thaxton | 15.6 | 1,584 | |
| ✔ | | Chris Walters | 15.3 | 1,558 |
| Amanda Davis | 12.4 | 1,268 | ||
| John Luoni | 12.2 | 1,244 | ||
| Eric Young | 11.8 | 1,202 | ||
| Bill Johnson | 8.0 | 816 | ||
| Total votes: 10,186 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 53 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 36 2020-2022 |
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