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Joshua Booth
Joshua Booth (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 19. He assumed office on February 10, 2021. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Booth (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 28. He lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.
On January 22, 2021, the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee nominated Booth and two others after Rep. Derrick Evans (R) resigned.[1][2] Gov. Jim Justice (R) formally appointed Booth on January 27, 2021. Click here to learn more.[3][4]
Biography
Joshua Booth was born and lives in Kenova, West Virginia. Booth graduated from Ceredo-Kenova High School in 1998. He earned a degree in business administration from Marshall University. Booth's career experience includes working as the vice president of Highway Safety, Inc. He has served on the board of directors of the Contractors Association of West Virginia and is a member of Kenova Masonic Lodge #110.[5]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Booth was assigned to the following committees:
- House Government Organization Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
- Technology & Infrastructure Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28
Mark Ross won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Ross (R) | 100.0 | 3,943 |
| Total votes: 3,943 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28
Mark Ross defeated incumbent Joshua Booth in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Ross | 50.3 | 701 |
 | Joshua Booth | 49.7 | 692 | |
| Total votes: 1,393 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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Noteworthy events
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia rules in favor of Gov. Jim Justice's appointment (2021)
According to West Virginia law, the executive committee of the political party that holds the seat can submit a list of three candidates to the governor in case of a vacancy. On January 13, 2021, the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee sent three names to Gov. Jim Justice: Mark Ross, Chad Shaffer, and Jay Marcum. Justice's chief of staff, Brian Abraham, told the committee Justice wanted a new list of names because Acting Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee Roman Stauffer was not involved in the original nomination process. The second nomination list included Mark Ross, Chad Shaffer, and Joshua Booth. According to the Charleston Gazette-Mail, after Justice formally appointed Booth on January 27, the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee petitioned the state's court of last resort "to force the governor to choose from the first list of candidates submitted, saying state law doesn’t give the governor discretion to reject the list provided by local party executive committees."[6] On February 9, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia heard the case and ruled in favor of Gov. Justice.[7] Booth was sworn in the following day.[4]
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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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
Footnotes
- ↑ CBS News, "West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself storming U.S. Capitol won't resign, his lawyer says," January 8, 2021
- ↑ MetroNews, "Derrick Evans resigns W.Va. House after entering U.S. Capitol with mob," January 9, 2021
- ↑ State of West Virginia, "Jim Justice Governor of West Virginia," January 27, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Facebook, "West Virginia Legislature," February 10, 2021
- ↑ Office of the Governor Jim Justice, "Gov. Justice appoints Joshua Booth to 19th District seat in House of Delegates," January 27, 2021
- ↑ Charleston Gazette=Mail, "WV Supreme Court to hear arguments in Wayne GOP committee's challenge against governor," January 28, 2021
- ↑ WHSV3, "WVa court rejects challenge to governor’s appointment," February 9, 2021
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| Preceded by Derrick Evans (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
