John David O'Neal IV is an American politician who served as a member of the

West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin with ...

for the 28th district from 2013 to 2018. O'Neal served consecutively from January 2011 until January 2013 in the District 27 seat.

Education

Born in

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, O'Neal earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from Alderson Broaddus College and a Master of Arts in religion from

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia ( Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Lib ...

Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 28, O'Neal ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 1,341 votes (40.9%), and placed first in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 8,189 votes (28.9%) ahead of fellow Republican

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(who had run in District 26 in 2010) and Democratic nominees Jeffry Pritt and Al Martine. *2010 O'Neal ran in the four-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary and placed third with 1,558 votes (22.5%), and placed fourth in the nine-way five-position November 2, 2010 General election behind

Linda Sumner Linda S. Sumner (born December 1, 1951 in Beckley, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 30 since January 12, 2013. Sumner ...

(R),

Rick Snuffer Richard Ray Snuffer (born July 31, 1961, in Beckley, West Virginia) serves in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2010. Early life, education, and business career Snuffer was born in 1961 in Beckley, West Virginia. He graduated the World ...

(R), and Rick Moye (D).

References

External links

Official page
at the

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at the National Institute on Money in State Politics Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alderson Broaddus University alumni Liberty University alumni Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Politicians from Beckley, West Virginia People from Hinton, West Virginia 21st-century American politicians {{WestVirginia-politician-stub