Randy Smith (politician)

Randy Smith

President of the West Virginia Senate Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2025
Governor	Jim Justice Patrick Morrisey
Preceded by	Craig Blair
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2017 Serving with Jay Taylor
Preceded by	Bob Williams
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 53rd district
In office January 12, 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded by	Jonathan Miller
Succeeded by	Tony J. Lewis

Personal details
Born	Randy Edward Smith (1960-03-03) March 3, 1960 (age 64) Oakland, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Patty Smith
Website	Campaign website

Randy Edward Smith^[1] (born March 3, 1960) is an American politician, the president of the West Virginia Senate, and the lieutenant governor of West Virginia since January 8, 2025. He is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 14 since January 11, 2017. ^[2]

Elections

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West Virginia Senate District 14 (Position B) election, 2016^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith	23,201	53.26%
	Democratic	Bob Williams	18,264	41.93%
	Libertarian	Matthew Persinger	2,098	4.82%
Total votes			43,563	100.0%

2012 Smith was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,485 votes,^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,059 votes (57.6%) against Democratic incumbent Stan Shaver.^[5]

References

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^ "Randy Smith's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Randy E. Smith". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 8, 2016". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links

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Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Randy Smith at Ballotpedia
Randy Smith at OpenSecrets

Political offices
Preceded by Craig Blair	President of the West Virginia Senate 2025–present	Incumbent

v t e Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of West Virginia
U.S. senators	Shelley Moore Capito Jim Justice
State government	Patrick Morrisey, Governor Randy Smith, Lieutenant Governor Kris Warner, Secretary of State JB McCuskey, Attorney General Larry Pack, Treasurer Mark Hunt, Auditor Kent Leonhardt, Agriculture Commissioner
Senate	Randy Smith, President Donna Boley, President pro tempore Patrick S. Martin, Majority Leader Mike Woelfel, Minority Leader
House	Roger Hanshaw, Speaker Matthew Rohrbach, Speaker pro tempore Pat McGeehan, Majority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	William R. Wooton, Chief Justice Beth Walker Tim Armstead C. Haley Bunn Charles S. Trump, Justices

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v t e Members of the West Virginia Senate
86th West Virginia Legislature (2023–2024) President of the Senate Craig Blair (R) President pro tempore Donna Boley (R) Majority Leader Tom Takubo (R) Minority Leader Mike Woelfel (D)
1. ▌Laura Chapman (R) ⎣ ▌Ryan Weld (R) 2. ▌Charles Clements (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Maroney (R) 3. ▌Mike Azinger (R) ⎣ ▌Donna Boley (R) 4. ▌Eric Tarr (R) ⎣ ▌Amy Grady (R) 5. ▌Mike Woelfel (D) ⎣ ▌Bob Plymale (D) 6. ▌Mark R. Maynard (R) ⎣ ▌Chandler Swope (R) 7. ▌Mike Stuart (R) ⎣ ▌Rupie Phillips (R) 8. ▌Vacant ⎣ ▌Glenn Jeffries (R) 9. ▌Rollan Roberts (R) ⎣ ▌David Stover (R) 10. ▌Vince Deeds (R) ⎣ ▌Jack Woodrum (R) 11. ▌Bill Hamilton (R) ⎣ ▌Robert Karnes (R) 12. ▌Ben Queen (R) ⎣ ▌Patrick S. Martin (R) 13. ▌Mike Oliverio (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Caputo (D) 14. ▌Jay Taylor (R) ⎣ ▌Randy Smith (R) 15. ▌Darren Thorne (R) ⎣ ▌Craig Blair (R) 16. ▌Jason Barrett (R) ⎣ ▌Patricia Rucker (R) 17. ▌Tom Takubo (R) ⎣ ▌Vacant
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