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1 Composition
2 Floor Leadership
3 Members
4 Committees
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Composition

2005-2007:

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	21 (62%)
	Republican Party	13 (38%)
Total		34
Government Majority		8

2007-2009:

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	23 (68%)
	Republican Party	11 (32%)
Total		34
Government Majority		12

[edit] Floor Leadership

Majority Leader: H. Truman Chafin
Majority Whip: Billy Wayne Bailey
Minority Leader: Vic Sprouse
Minority Whip: Andy McKenzie

[edit] Members

See Also: List of Members of the 77th West Virginia Senate

Billy Wayne Bailey (D-9th District), Majority Whip
Clark S. Barnes (R-15th District)
Donna J. Boley (R-3rd District)
Edwin J. Bowman (D-1st District)
Donald T. Caruth (R-10th District)
H. Truman Chafin (D-6th District), Majority Leader
J. Frank Deem (R-3rd District)
Tracy Dempsey (D-7th District)
Larry J. Edgell (D-2nd District)
Karen L. Facemyer (R-4th District)
John Pat Fanning (D-6th District)
Dan Foster (D-17th District)
Jesse O. Guills (R-10th District)
Steve Harrison (R-8th District)
Walt Helmick (D-15th District)
Jon Blair Hunter (D-14th District)
Evan Jenkins (D-5th District)
Jeffrey V. Kessler (D-2nd District)
Charles Lanham (R-4th District)
Shirley D. Love (D-11th District)
Brooks McCabe (D-17th District)
Andy McKenzie (R-1st District), Minority Whip
Joseph Minard (D-12th District)
Sarah M. Minear (R-14th District)
Michael A. Oliverio (D-13th District)
Robert H. Plymale (D-5th District)
Roman W. Prezioso (D-13th District)
William R. Sharpe (D-12th District), President Pro Tempore
Vic Sprouse (R-8th District), Minority Leader
Earl Ray Tomblin (D-7th District), President of the Senate - Lieutenant Governor
John Unger (D-16th District)
Russ Weeks (R-9th District)
Randy White (D-11th District)
John Yoder (R-16th District)

[edit] Committees

At the start each new Legislature, standing committees are appointed. The Senate President selects the chairpersons. The Rules of the Senate call for the following committees to be formed:

Agriculture (11 members) - Larry J. Edgell, Chairman
Banking and Insurance (14 members) - Joseph M. Minard, Chairman
Confirmations (9 members) - Shirley Love, Chairman
Economic Development (14 members) - Brooks McCabe, Chairman
Education (14 members) - Robert H. Plymale, Chairman
Energy, Industry and Mining (14 members) - William R. Sharpe, Jr., Chairman
Finance (17 members) - Walt Helmick, Chairman
Government Organization (14 members) - Edwin Bowman, Chairman
Health and Human Resources (14 members) - Roman W. Prezioso, Jr., Chairman
Interstate Cooperation (7 members) - Evan H. Jenkins, Chairman; (Senate President is ex-officio co-chairperson)
Judiciary (17 members) - Jeffrey V. Kessler, Chairman
Labor (11 members) - Michael Oliverio II, Chairman
Military (9 members) - Jon Blair Hunter, Chairman
Natural Resources (14 members) - John Pat Fanning, Chairman
Pensions (7 members) - Dan Foster, Chairman
Rules (11 members) - Earl Ray Tomblin, Ex-officio Chairman as Senate President
Transportation and Infrastructure (9 members) - John Unger II, Chairman

[edit] See also

See Also: List of Members of the 77th West Virginia Senate

[edit] External links

Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia Legislature - official website

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