Corey Palumbo

Corey Palumbo
Minority Whip of the West Virginia Senate
In office December 15, 2016 – December 6, 2020
Preceded by	John Unger
Succeeded by	Mike Woelfel
Member of the West Virginia Senate
In office December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2020
Preceded by	Vic Sprouse
Succeeded by	Eric Nelson
Constituency	17th district (2012–2020) 8th district (2008–2012)
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 30th district
In office December 1, 2002 – December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Ray Keener Rebecca Mathews Joe Smith
Succeeded by	Mark Hunt Doug Skaff
Personal details
Born	Corey Lee Palumbo (1972-08-16) August 16, 1972 (age 52) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cristin Meredith
Children	Riley Meredith, Mario James, and Michael Corey
Parent(s)	Mario Palumbo Louise Corey Palumbo
Residence(s)	Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Education	West Virginia University (BA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
Website	Official website

Corey Lee Palumbo (born August 16, 1972)[1] is an American attorney and politician who represented the 17th district of the West Virginia Senate from January 14, 2009 until December 1, 2020. He previously served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2009. Palumbo did not run for reelection in the November 3, 2020 general election and was succeeded by West Virginia State Delegate Eric Nelson. Nelson was officially sworn in on December 1, 2020, before Palumbo's term was due to end.[2]

He is the son of Mario Palumbo, the 32nd Attorney General of West Virginia as well as a former five-term state senator. Palumbo graduated from West Virginia University in 1994, and graduated from University of North Carolina's law school in 1998.[3] He was hired as an attorney for Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff and Love that same year.[4]

External links

1. "Senator Palumbo". wvlegislature.gov. West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
2. "Corey Palumbo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
3. Wallace, Jim (January 23, 2002). "Corey Palumbo to run for House". Charleston Daily Mail. ProQuest 331968013. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via ProQuest.
4. "Business Faces". Charleston Daily Mail. October 5, 1998. ProQuest 331778571. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via ProQuest.

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West Virginia Senate
Preceded by Vic Sprouse	Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 8th district 2009–2013	Succeeded by Chris Walters
Preceded by Dan Foster	Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 17th district 2013–2020	Succeeded by Eric Nelson