William Laird IV
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William Laird IV | |
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| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 9, 2013 – January 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | John Shott |
| Succeeded by | Kenny Mann |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office January 14, 2009 – January 9, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Shirley Love |
| Succeeded by | Clark Barnes |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 29th district | |
| In office January 8, 1997 – January 10, 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | David Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1952 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Parent | William Laird III |
| Alma mater | American University Concord College Marshall University |
William Ramsey Laird IV[1] (born June 3, 1952) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate who represented District 10 from 2013 until 2017. Laird served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013 in the District 11 seat, and served non-consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from January 1997 until January 2001 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in a District 29 seat. Laird is the son of former United States Senator William Laird III.
Laird attended American University and earned his BA from Concord College (now Concord University) and his MA from Marshall University.
Career
From 1989 to 1996 and 2001 to 2008, Laird was the sheriff of Fayette County, West Virginia.[2] Laird was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1997 to 2001 and West Virginia State Senate from 2009 to 2017.[2] In June 2016, Laird was elected vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party for a four-year term.[3]
