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Margaret Staggers
Margaret Staggers (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 32. She assumed office on December 1, 2018. She left office on December 1, 2020.
Staggers (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 32. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Staggers served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 32 from 2006 to 2014.
Biography
Margaret Staggers was born in Patuxent, Maryland, and has lived in Fayetteville, West Virginia. She earned an M.D. from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1969. Staggers' career experience includes working as an adjunct faculty member with Mountain State University and the medical director with Whitesville Fire Department.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Staggers was assigned to the following committees:
- House Health and Human Resources Committee, Minority Vice-Chair
- House Government Organization Committee
- Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
- Technology and Infrastructure Committee
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Staggers served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Roads and Transportation, Chair |
| • Government Organization |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
| • Infrastructure, Chair |
| • Government Organization |
| • Health |
| • Health and Human Resources Accountability |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Staggers served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Government Organization |
| • Joint Government Organization |
| • Health |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Health and Human Resources Accountability |
| • Health Emergency Preparedness |
| • Roads and Transportation, Vice Chair |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Staggers served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Constitutional Revision |
| • Enrolled Bills |
| • Government Organization |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kayla Kessinger (R) | 22.6 | 10,760 |
| ✔ |  | Tom Fast (R) | 19.0 | 9,058 |
| ✔ |  | Austin Haynes (R) | 17.5 | 8,341 |
 | Margaret Staggers (D) | 15.2 | 7,264 | |
 | Selina Vickers (D) | 13.2 | 6,290 | |
| Mark Hurt (D) | 12.6 | 5,991 | ||
| Total votes: 47,704 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Margaret Staggers, Mark Hurt, and Selina Vickers defeated Randy Halsey in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret Staggers | 32.1 | 4,295 |
| ✔ | Mark Hurt | 24.1 | 3,224 | |
| ✔ | | Selina Vickers | 24.0 | 3,218 |
| Randy Halsey | 19.9 | 2,661 | ||
| Total votes: 13,398 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kayla Kessinger, incumbent Tom Fast, and Austin Haynes defeated Austin Simms in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kayla Kessinger | 31.0 | 3,124 |
| ✔ | | Tom Fast | 27.8 | 2,800 |
| ✔ | | Austin Haynes | 25.0 | 2,521 |
| Austin Simms | 16.2 | 1,628 | ||
| Total votes: 10,073 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kayla Kessinger (R) | 19.2 | 7,582 |
| ✔ | | Tom Fast (R) | 17.6 | 6,935 |
| ✔ | | Margaret Staggers (D) | 15.6 | 6,149 |
| Austin Haynes (R) | 15.4 | 6,079 | |
| Luke Lively (D) | 14.1 | 5,570 | ||
 | Melvin Kessler (D) | 12.0 | 4,743 | |
 | David Pritt (Mountain Party) | 6.0 | 2,384 | |
| Total votes: 39,442 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Margaret Staggers, Luke Lively, and Melvin Kessler defeated Selina Vickers in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret Staggers | 28.6 | 3,286 |
| ✔ | Luke Lively | 26.6 | 3,058 | |
| ✔ | | Melvin Kessler | 22.7 | 2,603 |
| Selina Vickers | 22.1 | 2,537 | |
| Total votes: 11,484 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)
Incumbent Tom Fast, incumbent Kayla Kessinger, and Austin Haynes advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Fast | 35.0 | 1,741 |
| ✔ | | Kayla Kessinger | 34.6 | 1,720 |
| ✔ | | Austin Haynes | 30.3 | 1,508 |
| Total votes: 4,969 | |||
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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 David Perry (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shirley Love |
16.01% | 7,273 | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger Incumbent |
17.78% | 8,076 | |
| Republican | Tom Fast Incumbent |
17.21% | 7,819 | |
| Democratic | John Pino | 14.72% | 6,687 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers | 15.91% | 7,228 | |
| Republican | Austin Haynes | 14.47% | 6,572 | |
| Libertarian | Travis Simms | 3.91% | 1,776 | |
| Total Votes | 45,431 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Shirley Love |
15.57% | 3,460 | |
| Democratic | John Pino |
13.54% | 3,010 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers |
17.83% | 3,962 | |
| Democratic | Tighe Bullock | 3.97% | 883 | |
| Democratic | Joel Davis | 7.82% | 1,737 | |
| Democratic | Randy Halsey | 5.57% | 1,238 | |
| Democratic | Luke Lively | 11.24% | 2,498 | |
| Democratic | William R. Sulesky | 3.05% | 677 | |
| Democratic | Dustin Teel | 2.66% | 591 | |
| Democratic | Greg Crist | 10.85% | 2,412 | |
| Democratic | Mel Kessler | 7.90% | 1,756 | |
| Total Votes | 22,224 | |||
Austin Haynes, incumbent Kayla Kessinger and incumbent Tom Fast were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Austin Haynes | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger Incumbent | |
| Republican | Tom Fast Incumbent | |
Primary race background
- Main article: West Virginia races we're watching, 2016
Pino and Staggers, who previously represented House District 32, were defeated in the 2014 general election; they were edged out by current Republican incumbents Kessinger and Fast as well as outgoing Democratic incumbent Perry.
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 32 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents David Perry, John Pino and Margaret Staggers were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tom Fast, William Hughes and Kayla Kessinger were unopposed in the Republican primary. Perry, Fast, and Kessinger defeated Pino, Staggers, Hughes, Tom Louisos (I) and Tighe Bullock (Mountain) in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Fast |
18.4% | 6,207 | |
| Democratic | Dave Perry Incumbent |
15.8% | 5,339 | |
| Republican | Kayla Kessinger |
15.3% | 5,160 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Anne Staggers Incumbent | 15.1% | 5,077 | |
| Democratic | John Pino Incumbent | 14.2% | 4,791 | |
| Republican | William Hughes | 10.5% | 3,521 | |
| Independent | Tom Louisos | 8.8% | 2,966 | |
| Mountain | Tighe Bullock | 1.9% | 625 | |
| Total Votes | 33,686 | |||
2012
Staggers won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32. Staggers was unopposed in the May 8 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margaret Staggers Incumbent |
31.2% | 10,313 | |
| Democratic | Dave Perry Incumbent |
30% | 9,925 | |
| Democratic | John Pino Incumbent |
29.7% | 9,820 | |
| Mountain | Tighe Bullock | 9.1% | 3,018 | |
| Total Votes | 33,076 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Margaret Anne Staggers Incumbent |
21.5% | 3,721 |
| Dave Perry Incumbent |
21.1% | 3,653 |
| John Pino Incumbent |
20.2% | 3,507 |
| Tom Louisos | 19.7% | 3,406 |
| Jonathan Walkup | 6.3% | 1,097 |
| William D. Stover | 5.7% | 979 |
| Jan M. Lafferty | 5.5% | 958 |
| Total Votes | 17,321 | |
2010
Staggers was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 29. She was one of four candidates running for the three District 29 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. She was opposed by Democrat John Pino, incumbent Democrat David Perry and Republican Marshall W. Clay. She defeated Democrat Barbara Schamberger and incumbent Democrat William Louisos in the May 11 primary.[10][11][12]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Margaret Staggers (D)
|
7,309 | 28.02% | ||
| David Perry (D)
|
7,169 | 27.48% | ||
| John Pino (D)
|
6,857 | 26.29% | ||
| Marshall Clay (R) | 4,752 | 18.22% | ||
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Margaret Anne Staggers (D)
|
2,673 | 22.13% | ||
| David G. Perry (D)
|
2,619 | 21.68% | ||
| John Pino (D)
|
2,337 | 19.34% | ||
| William Thomas Louisos (D) | 2,291 | 18.96% | ||
| Barbara Ann Harmon-Schamberger (D) | 1,280 | 10.60% | ||
2008
In 2008, Staggers was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 29. William Louisos (D) finished with 9,241 votes and was followed by David Perry (D) with 9,227 votes, Margaret Staggers (D) with 9,185 votes, Marshall Clay (R) with 4,746 votes, Daniel Wright (R) with 4,582 votes and Steven Smith (R) with 3,309.[13] Louisos raised $475 for his campaign fund.[14]
| West Vriginia House District 29 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| William Louisos (D)
|
9,241 | |||
| David Perry (D)
|
9,227 | |||
| Margaret Staggers (D)
|
9,185 | |||
| Marshall Clay (R) | 4,746 | |||
| Daniel Wright (R) | 4,582 | |||
| Steven Smith (R) | 3,309 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margaret Staggers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Margaret Staggers participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Margaret Staggers's responses follow below.[15]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Education |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | EMS, Fire-rescue, public safety.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[17]
|
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Margaret Staggers answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | My father, Harley O. Staggers .[17] | ” |
| “ | New Testament[17] | ” |
| “ | Integrity, common sense, empathy and communication.[17] | ” |
| “ | Experience, common sense, Integrity and communication skills[17] | ” |
| “ | Promote public safety, block harmful legislation[17] | ” |
| “ | A good and humble public servant[17] | ” |
| “ | Harry Truman's whistle stop in Keyser WV . 3[17] | ” |
| “ | Worked summers as a waitress in college . Till I went to medical school[17] | ” |
| “ | Dropped a whole box of tampex on the floor and they rolled everywhere.[17] | ” |
| “ | Christmas. Memories.[17] | ” |
| “ | Bible. Fascinating stories and great directions on living[17] | ” |
| “ | Me[17] | ” |
| “ | All of my animals and plants, surrounded by life[17] | ” |
| “ | Amazing Grace[17] | ” |
| “ | To continue to learn and grow[17] | ” |
| “ | House is commoners. Senate: respect[17] | ” |
| “ | Yes[17] | ” |
| “ | Transition from extraction to tourism[17] | ” |
| “ | Mutual resoect[17] | ” |
| “ | Yes. Special people and very interesting.[17] | ” |
| “ | Independent group[17] | ” |
| “ | No preference[17] | ” |
| “ | I don't know[17] | ” |
| “ | My father[17] | ” |
| “ | No[17] | ” |
| “ | I hear better ones in the ER where I work.[17] | ” |
2016
Staggers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Issues
Goals are:
|
” |
| —Margaret Staggers[18] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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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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2019
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2014
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In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Staggers' endorsements included the following:[19]
- United Steelworkers of America
- CWA-COPE District 2 PAC
- Charleston Gazette
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- LinkedIn page
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Margaret Staggers' Biography," accessed April 7, 2018
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "West Virginia House election results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 contributions," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Margaret Staggers's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Margaret Staggers, "Issues," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ Margaret Staggers, "Endorsements," accessed September 20, 2016
