List of members of the 85th West Virginia Legislature
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| 85th West Virginia Legislature | |||||||||||||||
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| Legislative body | West Virginia Legislature | ||||||||||||||
| Term | December 1, 2020 – December 1, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Election | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Governor | Jim Justice (R) | ||||||||||||||
| House of Delegates | |||||||||||||||
| Members | 100 delegates | ||||||||||||||
| Speaker | Roger Hanshaw (R) | ||||||||||||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Gary Howell (R) | ||||||||||||||
| Majority leader | Amy Summers (R) | ||||||||||||||
| Minority leader | Doug Skaff (D) | ||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||||
| Members | 34 senators | ||||||||||||||
| President | Craig Blair (R) | ||||||||||||||
| President pro tempore | Donna Boley (R) | ||||||||||||||
| Majority leader | Tom Takubo (R) | ||||||||||||||
| Minority leader | Stephen Baldwin (D) | ||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||
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The 85th West Virginia Legislature was a meeting of the West Virginia Legislature whose membership consisted of those elected in the 2020 legislative elections. It lasted through two several month long regular sessions and seven special sessions in 2021 and 2022, ending with the 2022 legislative elections and the convening of the 86th Legislature. All members who served in this meeting of the Legislature are listed below.
House of Delegates
House of Delegates
Party leadership
| Position | Name | Party | District | County |
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| Speaker of the House | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 33rd | Clay |
| Speaker pro tempore | Gary Howell | Republican | 56th | Mineral |
| Majority Leader | Amy Summers | Republican | 49th | Taylor |
| Minority Leader | Doug Skaff | Democratic | 35th | Kanawha |
| Majority Whip | Marty Gearheart | Republican | 27th | Mercer |
| Minority Whip | Shawn Fluharty | Democratic | 3rd | Ohio |
Vacancies
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of appointment |
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| 19 | Derrick Evans (R) | Resigned after having been federally charged for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.[1] | Josh Booth (R) | January 27, 2021 |
| 28 | Jeffrey Pack (R) | Resigned after having been appointed Commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau for Social Services by Governor Jim Justice.[2] | Jordan Maynor (R) | August 19, 2021 |
| 13 | Joshua Higginbotham (R) | Resigned after moving from his Putnam County district to Kanawha County.[3] | Kathie Hess Crouse (R) | November 24, 2021 |
| 42 | Barry Bruce (R) | Resigned over health concerns.[4] | Michael Honaker (R) | December 21, 2021 |
| 22 | Joe Jeffries (R) | Resigned to take a job out of state.[5] | Jarred Cannon (R) | June 14, 2022 |
| 35 | Larry Pack (R) | Resigned to join the administration of Jim Justice as a senior advisor.[6] | Andrew Anderson (R) | August 19, 2022 |
Members
Member left office during Legislature Member appointed to fill vacancy
