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American politician
Randy Swartzmiller
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 1st district
In office
December 1, 2018 – December 2020
Preceded byMark Zatezalo
Succeeded byMark Zatezalo
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2014
Preceded byJeff Davis
Tamara Herron
Succeeded byMark Zatezalo
Pat McGeehan
Personal details
Born (1960-05-14) May 14, 1960 (age 64)
Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJeanmarie Skerbetz
ChildrenTaylor Marie
Molly Katherine
Residence(s)Chester, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma materWest Liberty University (B.A.)
Mountain State University (M.S.)

Randal "Randy" Duane Swartzmiller (born May 14, 1960) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 1st district from 2000 until his defeat for re-election in 2014. Swartzmiller again served in the House of Delegates from 2018 to 2020, when he left to be an unsuccessful candidate for the West Virginia Senate.

After a close loss to Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld in 2020, Swartzmiller announced in 2022 that he would again seek election to the Senate. He is seeking to fill the seat won by former Sen. William Ihlenfeld, D-Ohio, in the 2018 election. Sen. Owens Brown, D-Ohio, was appointed to the seat in September 2021 after Ihlenfeld was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Education

Swartzmiller earned his B.A. from West Liberty University and his M.S. from Mountain State University.

Elections

  • 2012 Swartzmiller and Representative Ronnie Jones were challenged in the three-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary where Swartzmiller placed first with 3,968 votes (45.2%), and placed first in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 9,059 votes (36.3%) ahead of Representative Jones (D) and Republican nominees Carl Thompson and Justin Bull.
  • 2000 When House District 1 Representative Jeff Davis left the Legislature and left a district seat open, Swartzmiller and Joe DeLong placed in the six-way 2000 Democratic Primary displacing Representative Tamara Pettit; they went on to win the three-way two-position November 7, 2000 General election.
  • 2002 Swartzmiller and Representative DeLong were challenged in the four-way 2002 Democratic Primary but won, and were unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election.
  • 2004 Swartzmiller and Representative DeLong were challenged in the five-way 2004 Democratic Primary but won, and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 2, 2004 General election.
  • 2006 Swartzmiller and Representative DeLong were unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2006 General election.
  • 2008 When Representative DeLong ran for Secretary of State of West Virginia and left a district seat open, Swartzmiller placed first in the three-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary with 5,090 votes (45.9%); former Representative Pettit finished third. Swartzmiller placed first in the three-way two-position November 4, 2008 General election with 8,763 votes (40.0%) and ahead of Republican nominee Pat McGeehan and fellow Democratic nominee Benton Manypenny.
  • 2010 When District 1 Republican Representative McGeehan ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Swartzmiller placed first in the four-way May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,213 votes (44.0%), and placed first in the three-way two-position November 2, 2010 General election with 6,853 votes (43.4%) ahead of fellow Democratic nominee Ronnie Jones and Independent candidate Amanda Mesler.

References

  1. "Randy Swartzmiller's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. King, Jocelyn (November 4, 2020). "Weld fends off Swartzmiller challenge for state Senate seat". Weirton Daily Times.
  3. King, Joselyn (January 15, 2022). "Swartzmiller Will Make Another Bid for West Virginia Senate Seat". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register.
  4. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  5. "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  6. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  7. "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  8. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  9. "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 7, 2014.

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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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