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American politician
Joshua Nelson
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 23rd district
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2016
Preceded byLarry W. Barker
Succeeded byRodney Miller
Personal details
Born (1987-02-20) February 20, 1987 (age 37)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLiberty University
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps(2006–2011)
West Virginia Air National Guard (since 2011)

Joshua Allan Nelson (born February 20, 1987) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 23 from January 12, 2013, to January 2016. He did not seek re-election in 2016, instead choosing to run for County Commissioner of Boone County, West Virginia. He was defeated in the general election.

Education

Nelson earned his BS in aeronautics from Liberty University.

Elections

  • 2012: Nelson challenged Democratic delegate Larry Barker (who had been redistricted from District 18) and was unopposed in the Republican primary, held on May 8, 2012, winning with 412 votes. Nelson won the November 6, 2012 general election with 3,985 votes (62.4%), defeating Barker.
  • 2014: Nelson was unopposed in the Republican primary. He defeated Democratic Party challenger Barry Brown and Mountain Party challenger Danny Cook in the general election with 2,411 votes (50.4%).
  • 2016: Nelson ran unopposed in the Republican primary for County Commissioner of Boone County, West Virginia. He was defeated in the general election by Craig Bratcher, taking 3,728 votes to Bratcher's 4,879.

2014 legislative session

After being re-elected in 2014, Nelson missed the entire 60-day spring session of the West Virginia Legislature while participating in flight training in Texas as part of his duties as a member of the Air National Guard. Although he did not attend the legislative session, he collected a full $15,000 paycheck. Nelson ultimately said that he donated the $15,000 paycheck to local churches and community organizations. Regardless of attendance, West Virginia law requires that legislators be paid $15,000 for a regular legislative session.

References

  1. "Joshua Nelson". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. "Joshua Nelson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. "Results from WV county-level races". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  4. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  5. "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  6. "WV SOS - Elections - Election Results - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  7. "Results from WV county-level races". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  8. "W.Va. delegate took $15K for session he did not attend". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-25.

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Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
86th West Virginia Legislature (2023−2024)
Speaker
Roger Hanshaw (R)
Minority Leader
Sean Hornbuckle (D)
  1. ▌Pat McGeehan (R)
  2. ▌Mark Zatezalo (R)
  3. ▌Jimmy Willis (R)
  4. ▌Diana Winzenreid (R)
  5. ▌Shawn Fluharty (D)
  6. ▌Jeffrey Stephens (R)
  7. ▌Charles Sheedy (R)
  8. ▌David Kelly (R)
  9. ▌Trenton Barnhart (R)
  10. ▌Bill Anderson (R)
  11. ▌Bob Fehrenbacher (R)
  12. ▌Vernon Criss (R)
  13. ▌Scot Heckert (R)
  14. ▌Dave Foggin (R)
  15. ▌Erica Moore (R)
  16. ▌Steve Westfall (R)
  17. ▌Jonathan Pinson (R)
  18. ▌Jim Butler (R)
  19. ▌Kathie Hess Crouse (R)
  20. ▌Geoff Foster (R)
  21. ▌Jarred Cannon (R)
  22. ▌Daniel Linville (R)
  23. ▌Evan Worrell (R)
  24. ▌Patrick Lucas (R)
  25. ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D)
  26. ▌Matthew Rohrbach (R)
  27. ▌Ric Griffith (D)
  28. ▌Ryan Browning (R)
  29. ▌Henry Dillon (R)
  30. ▌David Adkins (R)
  31. ▌Margitta Mazzocchi (R)
  32. ▌Josh Holstein (R)
  33. ▌Jordan Bridges (R)
  34. ▌Mark Dean (R)
  35. ▌Adam Vance (R)
  36. ▌David Green (R)
  37. ▌Marty Gearheart (R)
  38. ▌Joe Ellington (R)
  39. ▌Doug Smith (R)
  40. ▌Roy Cooper (R)
  41. ▌Jordan Maynor (R)
  42. ▌Brandon Steele (R)
  43. ▌Chris Toney (R)
  44. ▌Bill Roop (R)
  45. ▌Eric Brooks (R)
  46. ▌Jeff Campbell (R)
  47. ▌Todd Longanacre (R)
  48. ▌Tom Clark (R)
  49. ▌Heather Tully (R)
  50. ▌Elliott Pritt (R)
  51. ▌Tom Fast (R)
  52. ▌Larry Rowe (D)
  53. ▌Chris Pritt (R)
  54. ▌Mike Pushkin (D)
  55. ▌JB Akers (R)
  56. ▌Kayla Young (D)
  57. ▌Hollis Lewis (D)
  58. ▌Walter Hall (R)
  59. ▌Andy Shamblin (R)
  60. ▌Dana Ferrell (R)
  61. ▌Dean Jeffries (R)
  62. ▌Roger Hanshaw (R)
  63. ▌Lori Dittman (R)
  64. ▌Adam Burkhammer (R)
  65. ▌Carl Martin (R)
  66. ▌Ty Nestor (R)
  67. ▌Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)
  68. ▌Chris Phillips (R)
  69. ▌Keith Marple (R)
  70. ▌Mickey Petitto (R)
  71. ▌Laura Kimble (R)
  72. ▌Clay Riley (R)
  73. ▌Amy Summers (R)
  74. ▌Mike DeVault (R)
  75. ▌Phil Mallow (R)
  76. ▌Joey Garcia (D)
  77. ▌Joe Statler (R)
  78. ▌Geno Chiarelli (R)
  79. ▌Evan Hansen (D)
  80. ▌John Williams (D)
  81. ▌Anitra Hamilton (D)
  82. ▌Debbie Warner (R)
  83. ▌George Street (R)
  84. ▌D. Rolland Jennings (R)
  85. ▌John Paul Hott (R)
  86. ▌Bryan Ward (R)
  87. ▌Gary Howell (R)
  88. ▌Rick Hillenbrand (R)
  89. ▌Darren Thorne (R)
  90. ▌George Miller (R)
  91. ▌Don Forsht (R)
  92. ▌Michael Hite (R)
  93. ▌Michael Hornby (R)
  94. ▌Larry Kump (R)
  95. ▌Chuck Horst (R)
  96. ▌Eric Householder (R)
  97. ▌John Hardy (R)
  98. ▌Joe Funkhouser (R)
  99. ▌Wayne Clark (R)
  100. ▌William Ridenour (R)


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