Steve Westfall (born December 16, 1955 in

Gassaway, West Virginia Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 769 at the 2020 census. Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and named for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the Unite ...

) is an American politician and a Republican member of the

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representing District 12 since January 12, 2013.

Education

Westfall earned his BS in

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from

Glenville State College Glenville State University (GSU) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia. History Glenville State University was founded in 1872 as a branch of West Virginia Normal School. It became known as Glenville State Normal School. It served th ...

Elections

*2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Mitch Carmichael ran for

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and left the seat open, Westfall was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,590 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 3,442 votes (49.7%) against Democratic nominee Jo Boggess Phillips (who had run for the seat in 2008 and 2010) and

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candidate Justin Johnson.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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1955 births Living people Glenville State College alumni Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Gassaway, West Virginia People from Ripley, West Virginia 21st-century American politicians {{WestVirginia-politician-stub