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Phil Isner
Phil Isner (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 43. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 1, 2018.
Isner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 43. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Biography
Isner earned his B.S. in business administration from Alderson-Broaddus in 2000 and his J.D. from West Virginia University in 2003.
Committee assignments
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 |
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
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
William Nestor and incumbent Cody Thompson defeated incumbent William Hartman and Mark Rennix in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Nestor (R) | 31.9 | 8,070 |
| ✔ |  | Cody Thompson (D) | 26.2 | 6,644 |
 | William Hartman (D) | 24.0 | 6,085 | |
| Mark Rennix (R) | 17.9 | 4,534 | ||
| Total votes: 25,333 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cody Thompson and incumbent William Hartman defeated Phil Isner in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Thompson | 41.4 | 3,665 |
| ✔ | | William Hartman | 33.1 | 2,933 |
 | Phil Isner | 25.5 | 2,263 | |
| Total votes: 8,861 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
William Nestor and Mark Rennix advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Nestor | 58.7 | 2,986 |
| ✔ | Mark Rennix | 41.3 | 2,097 | |
| Total votes: 5,083 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
Cody Thompson and incumbent William Hartman defeated William Nestor and Mike House in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Thompson (D) | 27.9 | 5,534 |
| ✔ | | William Hartman (D) | 27.5 | 5,447 |
| William Nestor (R) | 26.1 | 5,176 | |
| Mike House (R) | 18.5 | 3,661 | ||
| Total votes: 19,818 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
Cody Thompson and incumbent William Hartman defeated incumbent Phil Isner in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Thompson | 34.4 | 2,569 |
| ✔ | | William Hartman | 33.6 | 2,511 |
| Phil Isner | 31.9 | 2,383 | |
| Total votes: 7,463 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 (2 seats)
William Nestor and Mike House advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Nestor | 58.1 | 1,538 |
| ✔ | Mike House | 41.9 | 1,108 | |
| Total votes: 2,646 | |||
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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 Denise Campbell (D) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent William Hartman and Phil Isner defeated Phillips B. Kolsun, Clayton Moore and Alan Balogh in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 general election.[1][2]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 43, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  William Hartman Incumbent |
32.44% | 7,619 | |
| Democratic | Phil Isner |
26.38% | 6,195 | |
| Republican | Phillips B. Kolsun | 17.96% | 4,217 | |
| Republican | Clayton Moore | 18.89% | 4,437 | |
| Mountain | Alan Balogh | 4.32% | 1,015 | |
| Total Votes | 23,483 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent William Hartman and Phil Isner defeated Margaret Kerr Beckwith and Jonathan B. Kyle in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 43, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | William Hartman Incumbent |
35.12% | 3,695 | |
| Democratic | Phil Isner |
25.16% | 2,647 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Kerr Beckwith | 14.69% | 1,545 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan B. Kyle | 25.03% | 2,633 | |
| Total Votes | 10,520 | |||
Phillips B. Kolsun and Clayton Moore were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 Republican primary.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 43, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Phillips B. Kolsun | |
| Republican | Clayton Moore | |
2012
Isner ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 43. Isner was defeated by incumbent Denise L. Campbell and incumbent Bill Hartman in the May 8 primary election.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Denise L. Campbell Incumbent |
41.5% | 4,255 |
| Bill Hartman Incumbent |
31.6% | 3,240 |
| Phil Isner | 26.8% | 2,748 |
| Total Votes | 10,243 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Phil Isner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.
2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- Candidate list
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Denise L. Campbell (D) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 43 2016–2018 |
Succeeded by Cody Thompson (D) |
