List of members of the 79th West Virginia Senate

This List of Members of the Senate for the 79th West Virginia Legislature is current as of May 2010.

Leadership of the 79th West Virginia Senate

Position	Name	Party	District	County
President of the Senate(de jure)/Governor(since November 15, 2010)	Earl Ray Tomblin	Democratic	7	Logan Co.
President Pro Tempore (de facto Senate President since November 15, 2010)	Joseph M. Minard	Democratic	12	Harrison Co.
Majority Leader	H. Truman Chafin	Democratic	6	Mingo Co.
Minority Leader	Mike Hall	Republican	4	Putnam Co.
Majority Whip	Larry J. Edgell	Democratic	2	Marshall Co.
Minority Whip	Clark S. Barnes	Republican	15	Randolph Co.

Members of the 79th West Virginia Senate

District	Senator	Party	County(ies)
1	Edwin Bowman	Democratic	Brooke, Hancock, Ohio
1	Jack Yost	Democratic	Brooke, Hancock, Ohio
2	Larry J. Edgell	Democratic	Calhoun, Doddridge, Marion (part), Marshall, Monongalia (part), Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel
2	Jeffrey V. Kessler	Democratic
3	Donna J. Boley	Republican	Pleasants, Roane (part), Wirt, Wood
3	Frank Deem	Republican	Pleasants, Roane (part), Wirt, Wood
4	Karen L. Facemyer	Republican	Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane (part)
4	Mike Hall	Republican	Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane (part)
5	Evan Jenkins	Democratic	Cabell, Wayne (part)
5	Robert H. Plymale	Democratic	Cabell, Wayne (part)
6	H. Truman Chafin	Democratic	McDowell, Mercer (part), Mingo (part), Wayne (part)
6	John Pat Fanning	Democratic	McDowell, Mercer (part), Mingo (part), Wayne (part)
7	Ron Stollings	Democratic	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne (part)
7	Earl Ray Tomblin	Democratic	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne (part)
8/17	Dan Foster	Democratic	Kanawha
	Brooks McCabe	Democratic
	Corey Palumbo	Democratic
	Erik Wells	Democratic
9	Richard Browning	Democratic	Raleigh, Wyoming (part)
9	Mike Green	Democratic	Raleigh, Wyoming (part)
10	John Shott[1]	Republican	Fayette (part), Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers
10	Jesse O. Guills	Republican	Fayette (part), Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers
11	William R. Laird, IV	Democratic	Fayette (part), Clay, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster
11	Randy White	Democratic	Fayette (part), Clay, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster
12	Douglas E. Facemire	Democratic	Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis
12	Joseph M. Minard	Democratic	Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis
13	Michael Oliverio II	Democratic	Marion (part), Monongalia (part)
13	Roman W. Prezioso, Jr.	Democratic	Marion (part), Monongalia (part)
14	David Sypolt	Republican	Barbour, Grant (part), Mineral (part), Monongalia (part), Preston, Taylor
14	Bob Williams	Democratic
15	Clark S. Barnes	Republican	Berkeley, Grant (part), Hardy, Hampshire, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur (part)
15	Walt Helmick	Democratic
16	Herb Snyder	Democratic	Berkeley (part), Jefferson
16	John Unger	Democratic	Berkeley (part), Jefferson

Composition of the 79th West Virginia Senate

2009–2011:

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	26 (76%)
	Republican Party	8 (24%)
Total		34
Majority		18

References

appointed May 25, 2010 to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Don Caruth who died May 1, 2010

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[1] ted May 25, 2010 to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Don Caruth who died May 1, 2010