Howard Wellman (born July 23, 1944, in

Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Bluefield WV- VA micropolitan area, which had a population of 106,363 in 2020. Geography Bluefie ...

) is a political leader who has held multiple state offices in

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and currently serves as 49th Sergeant at Arms of the West Virginia Senate.

Education

Wellman is a 1962 graduate of

Montcalm High School Montcalm High School, a "school within a school", is located in Montcalm, West Virginia, United States. It is the smallest secondary school in the Mercer County Schools district, and currently has approximately 375 students enrolled in grades 7 ...

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and completed a Bachelor of Science degree at

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Personal life

Wellman is the son of David and Betty Wellman. He is married to Beverly (Crane) Wellman and has two children Wendy and Jennifer.

Political career

Wellman served the State of West Virginia as Assistant to the Commissioner of the Department of Highways from 1978 to 1980. He then served as Assistant to West Virginia Governor

Jay Rockefeller John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virg ...

from 1981 to 1984 when he was appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1984 to fill a vacancy created by the death of Don Anello. He was elected to the House of Delegates in his own right in 1986 and served until 1988, when he was forced to leave to address personal health issues. He returned to active public life in 2005 when he was elected Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.

References

* Biographies of Senate Members, West Virginia Legislature, http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Educational/Publications/Manual_PDF/38-Biographies_Senate.pdf * West Virginia Legislature's Membership Directory, West Virginia Legislature, http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Educational/membership_directory_2013.pdf Living people 1944 births People from Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield State College alumni People from Montcalm, West Virginia {{Virginia-politician-stub