Paul Allen Espinosa
is an American politician and a
Republican
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Political ideology
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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 ...
representing District 66 since January 12, 2013.
Education
Espinosa earned his
bachelor's degree
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in
Child Services
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from
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private college in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It has an enrollment of about 1,400 students from 35 U.S. states and 26 countries. The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist E ...
.
Elections
*2012: Espinosa was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 763 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,233 votes (59.6%) against
Democratic nominee John Maxey.
*2014: Espinosa was re-elected to the House with a victory over opponent Daniel Lutz of the
Mountain Party
The Mountain Party is a political party in West Virginia, affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.
It is a progressive and environmentalist party whose party platform primarily focuses on "Grassroots Democracy", "Social Justice & ...
, receiving 77.81% of the vote.
*2016: Espinosa was once again re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger David Dinges.
References
External links
Official pageat the
West Virginia Legislature
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Campaign site*
Paul Espinosaat
Ballotpedia
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OpenSecrets
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21st-century American politicians
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators
Latino conservatism in the United States
Living people
People from Jefferson County, West Virginia
Place of birth missing (living people)
Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia University alumni
1962 births
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