# 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 | Calhoun, Doddridge, Marion (part), Marshall, Monongalia (part), Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel |
| 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 |
| 8/17 | Brooks McCabe | Democratic | Kanawha |
| 8/17 | Corey Palumbo | Democratic | Kanawha |
| 8/17 | Erik Wells | Democratic | Kanawha |
| 9 | Richard Browning | Democratic | Raleigh, Wyoming (part) |
| 9 | Mike Green | Democratic | Raleigh, Wyoming (part) |
| 10 | John Shott | 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 | Barbour, Grant (part), Mineral (part), Monongalia (part), Preston, Taylor |
| 15 | Clark S. Barnes | Republican | Berkeley, Grant (part), Hardy, Hampshire, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur (part) |
| 15 | Walt Helmick | Democratic | Berkeley, Grant (part), Hardy, Hampshire, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur (part) |
| 16 | Herb Snyder | Democratic | Berkeley (part), Jefferson |
| 16 | John Unger | Democratic | Berkeley (part), Jefferson |

## Composition of the 79th West Virginia Senate

2009–2011:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Democratic Party | 26 (76%) |
| | Republican Party | 8 (24%) |
| Total | Total | 34 |
| Majority | Majority | 18 |