# List of members of the 78th West Virginia House of Delegates

This list of members of the 78th West Virginia House of Delegates lists the members of the House of Delegates for the 78th West Virginia Legislature.

## House of Delegates Leadership

| Position | Name | Party | District | County |
| Speaker of the House | Richard Thompson | Democratic | 17 | Wayne Co. |
| Speaker pro tempore | Ron Fragale | Democratic | 41 | Harrison Co. |
| Majority Leader | Joe DeLong | Democratic | 1 | Hancock Co. |
| Minority Leader | Tim Armstead | Republican | 32 | Kanawha Co. |
| Majority Whip | Mike Caputo | Democratic | 43 | Marion Co. |
| Minority Whip | Larry Border | Republican | 9 | Wood Co. |

## List of Members in the House of Delegates by District

| District | Representative | Party | County(ies) |
| 1 | Joe DeLong | Democratic | Hancock |
| 1 | Randy Swartzmiller | Democratic | Hancock |
| 2 | Timothy Ennis | Democratic | Brooke, Ohio (part) |
| 2 | Jack Yost | Democratic | Brooke, Ohio (part) |
| 3 | Tal Hutchins | Democratic | Ohio (part) |
| 3 | Orphy Klempa | Democratic | Ohio (part) |
| 4 | Kenneth Tucker | Democratic | Marshall |
| 4 | Scott Varner | Democratic | Marshall |
| 5 | Dave Pethtel | Democratic | Monongalia (part), Wetzel |
| 6 | William Romine | Republican | Doddridge, Tyler |
| 7 | Lynwood "Woody" Ireland | Republican | Pleasants, Ritchie |
| 8 | William Anderson | Republican | Wood (part) |
| 9 | Larry Border | Republican | Wirt, Wood (part) |
| 10 | Tom Azinger | Republican | Wood (part) |
| 10 | John N. Ellem | Democratic | Wood (part) |
| 10 | Daniel Poling | Democratic | Wood (part) |
| 11 | Bob Ashley | Republican | Jackson (part), Roane |
| 12 | Mitch Carmichael | Republican | Jackson (part) |
| 13 | Dale Martin | Democratic | Jackson (part), Mason (part), Putnam |
| 13 | Brady Paxton | Democratic | Jackson (part), Mason (part), Putnam |
| 14 | Troy Andes | Republican | Mason (part), Putnam (part) |
| 14 | Patti Eagloski Schoen | Republican | Mason (part), Putnam (part) |
| 15 | Kevin J. Craig | Democratic | Cabell (part), Lincoln (part) |
| 15 | Carol Miller | Republican | Cabell (part), Lincoln (part) |
| 15 | Jim Morgan | Democratic | Cabell (part), Lincoln (part) |
| 16 | Doug Reynolds | Republican | Cabell (part) |
| 16 | Kelli Sobonya | Republican | Cabell (part) |
| 16 | Dale Stephens | Democratic | Cabell (part) |
| 17 | Richard Thompson | Democratic | Wayne (part) |
| 17 | Don Perdue | Democratic | Wayne (part) |
| 18 | Larry W. Barker | Democratic | Boone (part) |
| 19 | Jeff Eldridge | Democratic | Boone (part), Lincoln (part), Logan, Putnam (part) |
| 19 | Ted Ellis | Democratic | Boone (part), Lincoln (part), Logan, Putnam (part) |
| 19 | Lidella Wilson Hrutkay | Democratic | Boone (part), Lincoln (part), Logan, Putnam (part) |
| 19 | Ralph Rodighiero | Democratic | Boone (part), Lincoln (part), Logan, Putnam (part) |
| 20 | K. Steven Kominar | Democratic | Mingo (part), Wayne (part) |
| 21 | Harry Keith White | Democratic | McDowell (part), Mingo (part) |
| 22 | Richard Browning | Democratic | McDowell (part), Mercer (part), Wyoming |
| 22 | Mike Burdiss | Democratic | McDowell (part), Mercer (part), Wyoming |
| 23 | Clif Moore | Democratic | McDowell (part) |
| 24 | Eustace Frederick | Democratic | Mercer (part) |
| 25 | Marshall Long | Democratic | Mercer (part) |
| 25 | Thomas Mike Porter | Republican | Mercer (part) |
| 26 | Gerald L. Crosier | Democratic | Monroe, Summers (part) |
| 27 | Louis Gall | Democratic | Raleigh, Summers (part) |
| 27 | Melvin Kessler | Democratic | Raleigh, Summers (part) |
| 27 | Virginia Mahan | Democratic | Raleigh, Summers (part) |
| 27 | Ricky Moye | Democratic | Raleigh, Summers (part) |
| 27 | Linda Sumner | Republican | Raleigh, Summers (part) |
| 28 | Thomas W. Campbell | Democratic | Greenbrier |
| 28 | Ray Canterbury | Republican | Greenbrier |
| 29 | David G. Perry | Democratic | Clay (part), Fayette, Nicholas (part) |
| 29 | John Pino | Democratic | Clay (part), Fayette, Nicholas (part) |
| 29 | Margaret Anne Staggers | Democratic | Clay (part), Fayette, Nicholas (part) |
| 30 | Bonnie Brown | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 30 | Nancy Peoples Guthrie | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 30 | Barbara Hatfield | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 30 | Dave Higgins | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 30 | Corey L. Palumbo | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 30 | Sharon Spencer | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 30 | Danny Wells | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 31 | Carrie Webster | Democratic | Kanawha (part) |
| 32 | Tim Armstead | Republican | Kanawha (part) |
| 32 | Patrick Lane | Republican | Kanawha (part) |
| 32 | Ron Walters | Republican | Kanawha (part) |
| 33 | William Stemple | Democratic | Calhoun, Clay (part), Gilmer (part) |
| 34 | Brent Boggs | Democratic | Braxton, Gilmer (part) |
| 35 | Sam J. Argento | Democratic | Nicholas (part) |
| 36 | Joe Talbott | Democratic | Nicholas (part), Webster |
| 37 | William G. Hartman | Democratic | Pocahontas, Randolph |
| 37 | Bill Proudfoot | Democratic | Pocahontas, Randolph |
| 38 | Douglas K. Stalnaker | Democratic | Lewis, Upshur (part) |
| 39 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | Upshur (part) |
| 40 | Mary M. Poling | Democratic | Barbour, Upshur (part) |
| 41 | Samuel J. Cann Sr. | Democratic | Harrison, Marion (part) |
| 41 | Ron Fragale | Democratic | Harrison, Marion (part) |
| 41 | Richard J. Iaquinta | Democratic | Harrison, Marion (part) |
| 41 | Tim Miley | Democratic | Harrison, Marion (part) |
| 42 | Jeffery L. Tansill | Republican | Marion (part), Monongalia (part), Taylor |
| 43 | Mike Caputo | Republican | Marion (part), Monongalia (part) |
| 43 | Linda Longstreth | Republican | Marion (part), Monongalia (part) |
| 43 | Tim Manchin | Democratic | Marion (part), Monongalia (part) |
| 44 | Robert D. Beach | Democratic | Monongalia (part) |
| 44 | Barbara Evans Fleischauer | Democratic | Monongalia (part) |
| 44 | Charlene Marshall | Democratic | Monongalia (part) |
| 44 | Alex J. Shook | Democratic | Monongalia (part) |
| 45 | Larry A. Williams | Democratic | Preston (part) |
| 46 | Stan Shaver | Democratic | Preston (part), Tucker |
| 47 | Harold Michael | Democratic | Hardy, Pendleton (part) |
| 48 | Allen R. Evans | Republican | Grant, Mineral (part), Pendleton (part) |
| 49 | Robert A. Schadler | Republican | Mineral (part) |
| 50 | Ruth Rowan | Republican | Hampshire (part), Mineral (part) |
| 51 | Daryl Cowles | Republican | Hampshire (part), Morgan (part) |
| 52 | Craig P. Blair | Republican | Berkeley (part), Morgan (part) |
| 53 | Jonathan Miller | Republican | Berkeley (part) |
| 54 | Walter E. Duke | Republican | Berkeley (part) |
| 55 | John Overington | Republican | Berkeley (part) |
| 56 | Robert C. Tabb | Democratic | Berkeley (part), Jefferson (part) |
| 57 | John Doyle | Democratic | Jefferson (part) |
| 58 | Locke Wysong | Democratic | Jefferson (part) |
* ↑ died December 24, 2008

## Composition

2007–2009:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Democratic Party | 72 |
| | Republican Party | 28 |
| Total | Total | 100 |
| Majority | Majority | 44 |