Charlotte Lane
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Charlotte Lane | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the West Virginia Public Service Commission | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Michael Albert |
| Member of the United States International Trade Commission | |
| In office August 27, 2003 – December 2011 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | David S. Johanson |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Doug Skaff |
| Constituency | 35th district |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Constituency | 23rd district |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Constituency | 17th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1947 |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Marshall University (AB) West Virginia University (JD) |
Charlotte R. Lane (born August 12, 1947) is an American attorney and politician from the state of West Virginia. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Lane is a native of Pleasants County, West Virginia. She moved to Charleston, West Virginia, in 1973.[1] Lane earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and journalism from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law.[2]
Career
Lane was orgininally elected to West Virginia House of Delegates in 1978 in the 17th district, and would later serve throughout the 1990s and was later appointed as chair the West Virginia Public Service Commission.[1] In 1987, she served as the United States attorney on an interim basis. In 2004, President George W. Bush appointed Lane to the United States International Trade Commission.[3]
Lane ran for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections,[4] but lost the Republican primary election to Alex Mooney.[5]
