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John H. Shott
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Prior offices
West Virginia State Senate District 10

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27

Education

Bachelor's

Davidson College, 1970

Law

University of North Carolina School of Law, 1975

Personal
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Profession
Attorney
Contact

John H. Shott (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 27. Shott assumed office on December 1, 2012. Shott left office on December 1, 2020.

Shott (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 27. Shott won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Shott was a Republican member of the West Virginia State Senate. He represented District 10 in 2010 after being appointed following Don Caruth's death. Previously, Shott served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2008 to 2010.

Biography

Shott earned his B.A. from Davidson College. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. Shott's professional experience includes being an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. He also served as President/Member of the Mercer County Board of Education from 1986 to 2004. He has served as Commissioner of Mercer County Fiduciary.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Shott was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
Banking and Insurance
Industry and Labor
Judiciary, Chair
Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shott served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shott served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Shott served on the following committees:

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

2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John H. Shott
John H. Shott (R)
 
23.3
 
9,749
Eric Porterfield (R)
 
21.1
 
8,845
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington (R)
 
20.9
 
8,757
Carol Bailey (D)
 
14.5
 
6,084
Phoebe Jeffries Meadows (D)
 
10.1
 
4,224
Image of Lacy Watson
Lacy Watson (D)
 
8.1
 
3,391
Karen White (Mountain Party)
 
1.9
 
787

Total votes: 41,837
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Carol Bailey, Phoebe Jeffries Meadows, and Lacy Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carol Bailey
 
42.7
 
2,639
Phoebe Jeffries Meadows
 
30.3
 
1,871
Image of Lacy Watson
Lacy Watson
 
27.0
 
1,666

Total votes: 6,176
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 (3 seats)

Incumbent John H. Shott, incumbent Joe Ellington, and Eric Porterfield defeated Zane Lawhorn and Mike Swatts in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John H. Shott
John H. Shott
 
23.8
 
2,226
Image of Joe Ellington
Joe Ellington
 
21.8
 
2,038
Eric Porterfield
 
19.8
 
1,858
Image of Zane Lawhorn
Zane Lawhorn
 
19.8
 
1,850
Mike Swatts
 
14.9
 
1,391

Total votes: 9,363
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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.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 general election.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ellington Incumbent 21.05% 10,446
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marty Gearheart Incumbent 20.60% 10,221
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John H. Shott Incumbent 25.25% 12,528
     Democratic Sabrina Shrader 10.33% 5,126
     Democratic Lacy Watson 7.48% 3,713
     Democratic Carol Bailey 15.28% 7,580
Total Votes 49,614
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Sabrina Shrader, Lacy Watson and Carol Bailey were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Democratic primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sabrina Shrader
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lacy Watson
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carol Bailey


Incumbent Joe Ellington, incumbent Marty Gearheart and incumbent John H. Shott were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 Republican primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ellington Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marty Gearheart Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png John H. Shott Incumbent


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 27 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents Joe Ellington, Marty Gearheart and John H. Shott were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ellington, Gearheart, and Shott defeated Carol Bailey (D) and Karen White (Mountain) in the general election.[7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 27, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn H. Shott Incumbent 28.1% 9,004
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Ellington Incumbent 26% 8,338
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Gearheart Incumbent 25.2% 8,089
     Democratic Carol Bailey 16.7% 5,365
     Mountain Karen White 3.9% 1,248
Total Votes 32,044

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Shott won election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27. Shott advanced unopposed in the May 8 primary election and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Shott did not run for the West Virginia State Senate District 10 seat in the November 2, 2010, general election. The Republican Party met on August 23, 2010, and instead nominated Philip Stevens as their candidate for the ballot at the general election. Shott had withdrawn his nomination to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 24, in anticipation of accepting the nomination for the West Virginia State Senate District 10 seat. As a result, Shott did not run for any seat in the House of Delegates or the Senate that year.[11][12][13][14][15]

Campaign finance summary


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John H. Shott campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 27Won general$46,275 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27Won $64,350 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27Won $15,550 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 27Won $30,226 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 24Won $1,788 N/A**
2008West Virginia State House, District 24Won $27,474 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Shott and his wife, Katherine, have four children.

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2020

In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.

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2015


2014

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