Walt Helmick

Walt Helmick
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
Preceded by Gus Douglass
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 1991 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by ???
Succeeded by Donald Cookman
Personal details
Born April 25, 1944
Webster Springs, West
Virginia, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Rita Fay
Alma mater West Virginia University,
Montgomery
Religion Presbyterianism

Walt D. Helmick is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who serves as the Commissioner of Agriculture of the state of West Virginia. He was elected to the position in 2012, defeating Republican nominee Kent Leonhardt. Previously, he was a member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 15th District from 1990 to 2012. Earlier he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 through 1989, served on the Pocahontas County Commission and on the Pocahontas County School Board.

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