Corey Lee Palumbo (born August 16, 1972) is an American attorney and politician who represented the 17th district of the

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from January 14, 2009 until December 1, 2020. He previously served as a member of the

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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. He is the son of

Mario Palumbo Mario Joseph Palumbo (April 13, 1933 – July 4, 2004) was a Democratic politician from Kanawha County, West Virginia. Early life and education Palumbo was the son of the late Jack and Nancy Palumbo. He graduated cum laude from Morris Harvey ...

, the 32nd

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as well as a former five-term state senator. Palumbo graduated from

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in 1994, and graduated from

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's law school in 1998. He was hired as an attorney for Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff and Love that same year.

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