List of members of the 78th West Virginia Senate

List of members of the Senate for the 78th West Virginia Legislature

Leadership of the 78th West Virginia Senate

Position Name Party District County
President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic 7 Logan Co.
President Pro Tempore William R. Sharpe, Jr. Democratic 12 Lewis Co.
Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin Democratic 6 Mingo Co.
Minority Leader Donald T. Caruth Republican 10 Mercer Co.
Majority Whip Billy Wayne Bailey Democratic 9 Wyoming Co.
Minority Whip Clark S. Barnes Republican 15 Randolph Co.

Members of the 78th West Virginia Senate

District Senator Party County(ies)
1 Edwin Bowman Democratic Brooke, Hancock, Ohio
Andy McKenzie Republican
2 Larry J. Edgell Democratic Calhoun, Doddridge, Marion (part), Marshall,
Monongalia (part), Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel
Jeffrey V. Kessler Democratic
3 Donna J. Boley Republican Pleasants, Roane (part), Wirt, Wood
Frank Deem Republican
4 Karen L. Facemyer Republican Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane (part)
Mike Hall Republican
5 Evan Jenkins Democratic Cabell, Wayne (part)
Robert H. Plymale Democratic
6 H. Truman Chafin Democratic McDowell, Mercer (part), Mingo (part), Wayne (part)
John Pat Fanning Democratic
7 Ron Stollings Democratic Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne (part)
Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic
8/17 Dan Foster Democratic Kanawha
Brooks McCabe Democratic
Vic Sprouse Republican
Erik Wells Democratic
9 Billy Wayne Bailey Democratic Raleigh, Wyoming (part)
Mike Green Democratic
10 Don Caruth Republican Fayette (part), Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers
Jesse O. Guills Republican
11 Shirley Love Democratic Fayette (part), Clay, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster
Randy White Democratic
12 Joseph M. Minard Democratic Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis
William R. Sharpe, Jr. Democratic
13 Michael Oliverio II Democratic Marion (part), Monongalia (part)
Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. Democratic
14 Jon Blair Hunter Democratic Barbour, Grant (part), Mineral (part),
Monongalia (part), Preston, Taylor
David Sypolt Republican
15 Clark S. Barnes Republican Berkeley, Grant (part), Hardy, Hampshire,
Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur (part)
Walt Helmick Democratic
16 John Unger Democratic Berkeley (part), Jefferson
John Yoder Republican

Composition of the 78th West Virginia Senate

2007–2009:

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

See also