Daryl Cowles

Daryl Cowles

Majority Leader of the West Virginia House
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2015
Preceded by	Harry White

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 58th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2013
Preceded by	Tiffany Lawrence
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st district
In office January 2007 – January 2013
Preceded by	Charles Trump

Personal details
Born	(1970-09-27) September 27, 1970
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Alma mater	Valley College
Website	darylcowles.com

Daryl Edward Cowles^[2] (born September 27, 1970) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 58 since January 12, 2013. Cowles served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 in the District 51 seat.

Education

Cowles earned his AAS degree in business administration from Valley College.

Elections

2014: Cowles was re-elected to the 58th District, defeating Independent candidate Brenda Hutchinson.^[3] As the Republican Party gained control of the state House of Delegates, Cowles became the majority leader.^[4]
2012 Redistricted to District 58, and with incumbent Representative Tiffany Lawrence redistricted to District 65, Cowles was unopposed for both the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,450 votes,^[5] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,699 votes.^[6]
2006 When District 51 Republican Representative Charles Trump retired and left the seat open, Cowles won the three-way 2006 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 7, 2006 General election against Democratic nominee Gary Nelson and Mountain Party candidate Robin Mills.
2008 Cowles and returning 2006 Mountain Party candidate Robin Mills were both unopposed,^[7] setting up a rematch; Cowles won the November 4, 2008 General election with 5,131 votes (75.5%) against Mills.^[8]
2010 Cowles was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 945 votes,^[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,030 votes (71.2%) against Democratic nominee Alton Wolfe.^[10]

References

↑ "Daryl Cowles". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ "Daryl Cowles' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ Jenni Vincent (November 5, 2014). "Cowles: GOP has bright future". The Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
↑ John McVey (January 14, 2015). "Delegate Cowles ready for leadership". The Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
↑ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
Campaign site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Daryl Cowles at Ballotpedia
Daryl E. Cowles at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
83rd State Legislature (2017-18) Speaker of the House: Tim Armstead (R) Speaker pro Tempore: John Overington (R) Majority Leader: Daryl Cowles (R) Minority Leader: Tim Miley (D)
Pat McGeehan (R) Mark Zatezalo (R) Phillip Diserio (D) Erikka Lynn Storch (R) Shawn Fluharty (D) Michael Ferro (D) Joe Canestraro (D) Dave Pethtel (D) William Romine (R) Jason Harshbarger (R) Bill Anderson (R) Ray Hollen (R) Frank Deem (R) John R. Kelly (R) Vernon Criss (R) Rick Atkinson (R) Steve Westfall (R) Scott Brewer (D) Joshua Higginbotham (R) Jim Butler (R) Geoff Foster (R) Carol Miller (R) Sean Hornbuckle (D) Chuck Romine (R) Matthew Rohrbach (R) Chad Lovejoy (D) Kelli Sobonya (R) Kenneth Hicks (D) Robert Thompson (D) Justin Marcum (D) Mark Dean (R) Jeff Eldridge (D) Zack Maynard (R) Rodney Miller (D) Rupert Phillips (I) Ralph Rodighiero (D) Tony Paynter (R) Ed Evans (D) Marty Gearheart (R) Joe Ellington (R) John Shott (R) John O'Neal (R) Roy Cooper (R) Rick Moye (D) Mick Bates (D) Karen Arvon (R) Tom Fast (R) Kayla Kessinger (R) Shirley Love (D) Roger Hanshaw (R) Brent Boggs (D) Eric Nelson (R) Andrew Byrd (D) Charlotte Lane (R) Moore Capito (R) Larry L. Rowe (D) Brad White (R) Andrew Robinson (D) Mike Pushkin (D) Nancy Reagan Foster (R) Ron Walters (R) Tim Armstead (R) Jordan Hill (R) George Ambler (R) Stephen Baldwin (D) William Hartman (D) Phil Isner (D) Dana Lynch (D) Bill Hamilton (R) Patrick S. Martin (R) Danny Wagner (R) Richard Iaquinta (D) Tim Miley (D) Danny Hamrick (R) Ben Queen (R) Amy Summers (R) Mike Caputo (D) Linda Longstreth (D) Guy Ward (R) Barbara Fleischauer (D) Cindy Frich (R) Joe Statler (R) Rodney Pyles (D) John Williams (D) Terri Funk Sypolt (R) Tony J. Lewis (R) Allen V. Evans (R) Isaac Sponaugle (D) Gary Howell (R) Ruth Rowan (R) Daryl Cowles (R) Saira Blair (R) S. Marshall Wilson (R) Jason Barrett (D) John Overington (R) Michael Folk (R) Eric Householder (R) Jill Upson (R) Paul Espinosa (R) Riley Moore (R)
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