Randy Smith (politician)

Randy Smith
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; March 3, 1960 (age 66); Oakland, Maryland, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Patty Smith
Children	2
Website	Campaign website

GovernorJim Justice
Patrick Morrisey

Preceded byCraig Blair

Preceded byBob Williams

Preceded byJonathan Miller

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]

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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%

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 Jay Taylor, 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	C. Haley Bunn, Chief Justice William R. Wooton Charles S. Trump Tom Ewing Gerald Titus III, Justices

v t e Lieutenant governors in the United States
Vice President of the United States: ▌JD Vance (R)
AL ▌Ainsworth (R) AK ▌Dahlstrom (R) AZ ▌Fontes (D)¹ AR ▌Rutledge (R) CA ▌Kounalakis (D) CO ▌Primavera (D) CT ▌Bysiewicz (D) DE ▌Gay (D) FL ▌Collins (R) GA ▌Jones (R) HI ▌Luke (D, on leave) ▌Regan* (D) ID ▌Bedke (R) IL ▌Stratton (D) IN ▌Beckwith (R) IA ▌Cournoyer (R) KS ▌Toland (D) KY ▌Coleman (D) LA ▌Nungesser (R) ME ▌Daughtry (D)² MD ▌Miller (D) MA ▌Driscoll (D) MI ▌Gilchrist (D) MN ▌Flanagan (DFL) MS ▌Hosemann (R) MO ▌Wasinger (R) MT ▌Juras (R) NE ▌Kelly (R) NV ▌Anthony (R) NH ▌Carson (R)² NJ ▌Caldwell (D) NM ▌Morales (D) NY ▌Delgado (D) NC ▌Hunt (D) ND ▌Strinden (R) OH ▌Tressel (R) OK ▌Pinnell (R) OR ▌Read (D)¹ PA ▌Davis (D) RI ▌Matos (D) SC ▌Evette (R) SD ▌Venhuizen (R) TN ▌McNally (R)² TX ▌Patrick (R) UT ▌Henderson (R) VT ▌Rodgers (R) VA ▌Hashmi (D) WA ▌Heck (D) WV ▌Smith (R)² WI ▌Rodriguez (D) WY ▌Gray (R)¹ Federal districts: DC ▌Mendelson (D)³ Territories: AS ▌Ae (R) GU ▌Tenorio (D) MP ▌Mendiola (R) PR ▌Rivera (PNP/D)¹ VI ▌Roach (D)
An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected lieutenant governor or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: 1. Secretary of State 2. President of the Senate 3. Council Chair Political party affiliation ▌Republican: 28 (26 states, 2 territories) ▌Democratic: 27 (24 states, 2 territories, 1 district) ▌New Progressive: 1 (1 territory)

v t e Presidents of state senates
United States Senate: ▌JD Vance (R), ▌Chuck Grassley (R)
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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

v t e Members of the West Virginia Senate
87th West Virginia Legislature (2025–2026) President of the Senate Randy Smith (R) President pro tempore Jay Taylor (R) Majority Leader Patrick Martin (R) Minority Leader Mike Woelfel (D)
1. ▌Laura Chapman (R) ⎣ ▌Ryan Weld (R) 2. ▌Charles Clements (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Rose (R) 3. ▌Mike Azinger (R) ⎣ ▌Trenton Barnhart (R) 4. ▌Eric Tarr (R) ⎣ ▌Amy Grady (R) 5. ▌Mike Woelfel (D) ⎣ ▌Scott Fuller (R) 6. ▌Mark R. Maynard (R) ⎣ ▌Craig Hart (R) 7. ▌Zack Maynard ⎣ ▌Rupie Phillips (R) 8. ▌T. Kevan Bartlett (R) ⎣ ▌Glenn Jeffries (R) 9. ▌Rollan Roberts (R) ⎣ ▌Brian Helton (R) 10. ▌Vince Deeds (R) ⎣ ▌Jack Woodrum (R) 11. ▌Bill Hamilton (R) ⎣ ▌Robbie Morris (R) 12. ▌Ben Queen (R) ⎣ ▌Patrick S. Martin (R) 13. ▌Mike Oliverio (R) ⎣ ▌Joey Garcia (D) 14. ▌Jay Taylor (R) ⎣ ▌Randy Smith (R) 15. ▌Darren Thorne (R) ⎣ ▌Tom Willis (R) 16. ▌Jason Barrett (R) ⎣ ▌Patricia Rucker (R) 17. ▌Tom Takubo (R) ⎣ ▌Anne Charnock (R)
▌Republican (32) ▌Democratic (2) West Virginia Legislature House Senate List of districts List of past legislatures

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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 66) Oakland, Maryland, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Patty Smith
Children	2
Website	Campaign website