Virginia Mahan
Virginia Mahan is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 27 from 1996 to 2012.
Biography
Mahan attended Arkansas State University. Mahan was a safety and consumer advocate from 1989 to 1996. She then worked as a professional organizer from 1989 to 1996. She was also a legislative consultant from 1989 to 1996.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mahan served on these committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Children, Juveniles and Other Issues Committee, West Virginia State Legislature, Chair
- Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Equal Pay Commission, West Virginia State Legislature
- Finance Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Finance Committee, West Virginia State Legislature
- Health Emergency Preparedness Committee, West Virginia State Legislature
- Technology Committee, West Virginia State Legislature
- Water Resources Committee, West Virginia State Legislature
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mahan served on these committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia House
- Energy, Industry & Labor/ Economic Development & Small Business Committee, West Virginia House
- Finance Committee, West Virginia House
Elections
2010
Mahan lost in her bid for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 27. She was one of nine candidates running for the five District 27 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. Mahan defeated Democrat Burge Speilman in the primary. She was opposed in the general election by Democratic incumbents Rick Moye, Sally Matz Susman and William Wooton, Democrat Mel Kessler, Republican incumbent Linda Sumner, and Republicans Richard Franklin, John David O'Neal, and Rick Snuffer. The five top vote-getters were elected.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Linda Sumner (R)
|
13,784 | 14.27% | ||
| Richard Snuffer (R)
|
12,299 | 12.73% | ||
| Rick Moye (D)
|
11,644 | 12.05% | ||
| John David O'Neal (R)
|
11,591 | 12.00% | ||
| William Wooton (D)
|
11,038 | 11.43% | ||
| Sally Susman (D) | 10,233 | 10.59% | ||
| Melvin Kessler (D) | 8,951 | 9.26 | ||
| Virginia Mahan (D) | 8,555 | 8.86 | ||
| Richard Franklin (R) | 8,516 | 8.81 | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ricky Duane Moye (D)
|
4,346 | 14.89% | ||
| William Robert Wooton (D)
|
4,183 | 14.33% | ||
| Melvin Ray Kessler (D)
|
3,757 | 12.87% | ||
| Virginia Mahan (D)
|
3,670 | 12.58% | ||
| Sally Matz Susman (D)
|
3,338 | 11.44% | ||
| Burge Lee Speilman (D) | 2,952 | 10.12% | ||
2008
In 2008 Mahan was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 27. Mahan (D) finished with 12,877 votes. She was behind Linda Sumner (R) with 17,218 votes, Rick Moye (D) with 15,918 votes, William Wooton (D) with 14,962 votes and Sally Matz Susman (D) with 14,894 votes. Mahan finished ahead of Louis Gall (D) with 12,415 votes, Jeffrey Peck (R) with 11,313 votes, Dereck Severt (R) with 10,348 votes, Philip Stevens (R) with 9,874 votes and Kevin Honaker (R) with 9,147 votes.[4] Mahan raised $35,792 for her campaign fund.[5]
| West Virginia House District 27 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Sumner (R)
|
17,218 | |||
| Rick Moye (D)
|
15,918 | |||
| William Wooton (D)
|
14,962 | |||
| Sally Matz Susman (D)
|
14,894 | |||
| Virginia Mahan (D)
|
12,877 | |||
| Louis Gall (D) | 12,415 | |||
| Jeffrey Pack (R) | 11,313 | |||
| Dereck Severt (R) | 10,348 | |||
| Philip Stevens (R) | 9,874 | |||
| Kevin Honaker (R) | 9,147 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official list of West Virginia's November 2, 2010 candidates (dead link)
- Virginia Mahan's personal website
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Virginia Mahan on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Mahan
- ↑ 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 House election results
- ↑ Campaign funds
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West Virginia House of Representatives District 27 1996–2012 |
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