Pensions Committee, West Virginia State Senate

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The Pensions Committee is a standing committee of the West Virginia State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the West Virginia State Senate are assigned by the president of the Senate. Committees are assigned at the start of each term. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. The president serves as the ex officio chairperson of the Rules Committee.

See rules: Senate Rules

Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

Pensions Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (1)	Republican members (9)	Third-party members(0)
Robert Plymale	Eric Nelson Chair Mark Hunt Vice Chair Mike Azinger Jason Barrett Charles Clements Amy Nichole Grady William Hamilton Mike Oliverio Ben Queen

2021-2022 legislative session

Pensions Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (5)	Third-party members(0)
Richard Lindsay Robert Plymale	Eric Nelson Chair Charles Clements Vice chair Mike Azinger Chandler Swope Charles S. Trump IV

2019-2020 legislative session

Pensions Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (4)	Third-party members(0)
William Ihlenfeld Robert Plymale Mike Romano	Mike Azinger Chair William Hamilton Vice-Chair Greg Boso Charles S. Trump IV

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2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Pensions Members, 2017
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (5)
• Robert Plymale	• Ed Gaunch, Chair
• Mike Romano	• Mike Hall, Vice chair
	• Mike Maroney
	• Jeff Mullins
	• Ryan Weld

2015-2016

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Pensions Members, 2015
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (4)
• Art Kirkendoll	• Ed Gaunch, Chair
• Robert Plymale	• Charles S. Trump, IV, Vice-Chair
• John Unger	• Mike Hall
	• Jeff Mullins

2013-2014

Pensions Members, 2013
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (2)
• Evan Jenkins, Chair	• Mitch Carmichael
• Brooks McCabe, Vice Chair	• Mike Hall
• Sam Cann
• Truman Chafin
• Larry Edgell

2011-2012

Pensions Members, 2011
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (2)
• Dan Foster, Chair	• Mike Hall
• Larry Edgell, Vice Chair	• David Nohe
• Evan Jenkins
• Brooks McCabe
• Robert Plymale

2009-2010

Pensions Members, 2009
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (2)
• Larry Edgell	• Frank Deem
• Dan Foster	• Mike Hall
• Brooks McCabe
• Michael Oliverio
• Robert Plymale

External links

• Committee page

Footnotes

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy Smith

Majority Leader:Patrick Martin

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Donna Boley (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Rupie Phillips (R)

Mike Stuart (R)

District 8

T. Kevan Bartlett (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Darren Thorne (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Anne Charnock (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (2)