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Owens Brown
Owens Brown (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on October 7, 2021. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Brown (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 10, 2022.
Gov. Jim Justice (R) appointed Brown to the state Senate on October 7, 2021, to replace William Ihlenfeld, who resigned to become U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.[1][2]
Biography
At the time of his appointment to the West Virginia State Senate, Owens Brown lived in Wheeling, West Virginia. Brown served as president of the West Virginia NAACP.[1]
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 State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 1
Laura Wakim Chapman defeated Randy Swartzmiller in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Wakim Chapman (R)  | 60.5 | 18,746 |
 | Randy Swartzmiller (D) | 39.5 | 12,258 | |
| Total votes: 31,004 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1
Randy Swartzmiller defeated incumbent Owens Brown in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Swartzmiller | 53.4 | 3,554 |
 | Owens Brown | 46.6 | 3,097 | |
| Total votes: 6,651 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1
Laura Wakim Chapman defeated Judi Varner Meyer in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 1 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Wakim Chapman | 68.7 | 6,136 |
| Judi Varner Meyer | 31.3 | 2,792 | ||
| Total votes: 8,928 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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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
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Ihlenfeld (D) |
West Virginia State Senate District 1 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Laura Wakim Chapman (R) |
