Sean Hornbuckle (born September 2, 1985) is an American politician who has served in 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 ...

from the 16th district since 2014. In 2023, Hornbuckle was elected Minority Leader of the House of Delegates after his predecessor,

Doug Skaff Douglas John Skaff Jr. is an American politician from the state of West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Skaff serves as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 35th district ...

, stepped down from the post.

Education

Hornbuckle attended Huntington High School, graduating in 2003. He received a

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and

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from

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...

in 2007 and a master's in

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in 2010. Hornbuckle was the

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for Marshall University in 2009.

Personal life

Hornbuckle lives in

Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Cabell County, and the largest city in the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as the Tri-State Area. A h ...

, where he has one kid. Hornbuckle is a

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* * * 1985 births 21st-century American legislators Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Living people Marshall University alumni Politicians from Huntington, West Virginia Huntington High School (West Virginia) alumni {{WestVirginia-politician-stub