Scott Cadle
American politician
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Scott Nelson Cadle[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th District from 2012 to 2016 and again from 2018 until 2020.
Scott Cadle | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th[1] district | |
| In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Helen Martin |
| In office December 1, 2018 – December 1, 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Pinson, Joshua Higginbotham |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Glenville State College |
Politics
Cadle made national news in 2016 for sharing and drinking unpasteurized milk, after voting for a law that legalized it in West Virginia.[3] Cadle claimed that any illness from consuming the milk was a coincidence.[3] He was later reprimanded by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in connection with the incident.[4]
In 2018, Cadle was named as an assistant majority whip by Speaker Roger Hanshaw.[5]
In 2020, Cadle voted against the creation of an intermediate court of appeals.[6][7] Later that year, Cadle joined six fellow Delegates in a letter to Governor Jim Justice, expressing concern over the use of emergency gubernatorial powers during the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
Personal
Cadle has worked as a truck driver for over 45 years.[9] Cadle attended Glenville State College.
Elections
- 2020: Cadle was one of ten incumbent Republican lawmakers—including seven in the House of Delegates, who lost to fellow Republicans in the June primary election.[10] Cadle came in third place (out of five contenders) in the 13th District's top-two primary, behind future Delegate Jonathan Pinson and then-Delegate Joshua Higginbotham.[11]
- 2012: To challenge incumbent District 13 Democratic Representatives Brady Paxton and appointed Representative Helen Martin, Cadle ran in the four-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 1,526 votes (32.3%),[12] and placed second in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 6,149 votes (25.7%) behind Representative Paxton and ahead of fellow Republican nominee Brian Scott and Democratic Representative Martin.[13]
