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Roger Hanshaw

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Roger Hanshaw
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Assumed office
August 29, 2018
Preceded byTim Armstead
Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byDavid Walker
Constituency62nd district (2022–present)
33rd district (2014–2022)
Personal details
Born (1980-03-24) March 24, 1980 (age 44)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKirsten
Children2
EducationWest Virginia University,
Morgantown
(BS, JD)
University of Notre Dame (PhD)

Roger Hanshaw (born March 24, 1980)[1] is an American politician from West Virginia who currently serves as the Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, in office since August 2018.[2]

West Virginia House of Delegates

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Hanshaw was first elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates during the 2014 election cycle, defeating incumbent Democrat David Walker with 54.7% of the vote, to Walker's 45.3%.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Roger Hanshaw (R - Clay, 33)". West Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ^ McElhinny, Brad (August 29, 2018). "House of Delegates votes for Roger Hanshaw to be new speaker". WV Metro News. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Roger Hanshaw". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
West Virginia House of Delegates
Preceded by Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 33rd district

2015-present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
2018–present
Incumbent