Michael Bryan Stuart is an American politician who serves in the
West Virginia Senate and was previously the
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of West Virginia
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (in case citations, S.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are ...
from 2018 to 2021.
Stuart was a lawyer for the law firm of
Steptoe & Johnson. In 2014, Stuart chaired the West Virginia Presidential Debate Commission. From 2010 to 2012, he served as chairman of the
West Virginia Republican Party.
Stuart chaired Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in the state.
Stuart was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on January 9, 2018. Prior to his confirmation as a U.S. Attorney, Stuart said addressing the
opioid epidemic would be a priority of his office. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign. On February 12, he announced his resignation, effective February 28.
Stuart was elected to the West Virginia Senate in the 2022 elections. He is running for
West Virginia Attorney General in the 2024 elections.
References
External links
Biography at U.S. Department of Justice
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1967 births
Living people
Boston University School of Law alumni
People from Philippi, West Virginia
State political party chairs of West Virginia
United States Attorneys for the Southern District of West Virginia
West Virginia lawyers
Republican Party West Virginia state senators
West Virginia University alumni
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
Candidates in the 2024 United States elections