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Ben Queen
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Republican Party

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate District 12

West Virginia State Senate District 12
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 48

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Personal
Birthplace
Clarksburg, W.Va.
Religion
Southern Baptist
Profession
Business Owner
Contact

Official website

Personal website

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Ben Queen (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Queen (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 12. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Ben Queen was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and lives in Bridgeport. Queen graduated from Bridgeport High School. His career experience includes working as a professional photographer, media entrepreneur, and business owner.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Queen was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Queen was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Queen was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Government Organization
• Health and Human Resources
• Political Subdivisions
• Senior Citizen Issues

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Incumbent Ben Queen is running in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen (R)

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2022

State Senate

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Ben Queen defeated Austin Lynch and Harlin Felton in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen (R)
 
68.7
 
18,711
Image of Austin Lynch
Austin Lynch (L) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
8,529
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Harlin Felton (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 27,248
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Ben Queen advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen
 
100.0
 
6,723

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,723
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House of Delegates

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

Ben Queen did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen (R)
 
16.4
 
16,706
✔
Image of Danny Hamrick
Danny Hamrick (R)
 
14.3
 
14,642
✔
Image of Laura Kimble
Laura Kimble (R)
 
14.2
 
14,495
✔
Image of Clay Riley
Clay Riley (R)
 
13.3
 
13,559
Image of Richard Iaquinta
Richard Iaquinta (D)
 
11.8
 
12,083
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Josh Maxwell (D)
 
9.6
 
9,831
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Robert Garcia (D)
 
9.6
 
9,785
Image of Ryan Deems
Ryan Deems (D) Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
7,297
Image of Will Hyman
Will Hyman (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
2,275
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J. Steve Hamilton (Mountain Party)
 
1.4
 
1,476

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 102,149
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Iaquinta
Richard Iaquinta
 
24.3
 
6,189
✔
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Robert Garcia
 
19.7
 
5,024
✔
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Josh Maxwell
 
17.3
 
4,401
✔
Image of Ryan Deems
Ryan Deems Candidate Connection
 
14.9
 
3,796
Image of Robin Righter
Robin Righter
 
12.4
 
3,173
Image of Justin Lung
Justin Lung Candidate Connection
 
11.5
 
2,930

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,513
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen
 
19.7
 
4,749
✔
Image of Danny Hamrick
Danny Hamrick
 
17.3
 
4,176
✔
Image of Laura Kimble
Laura Kimble
 
16.1
 
3,892
✔
Image of Clay Riley
Clay Riley
 
14.5
 
3,507
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Jason Campbell
 
13.4
 
3,222
Image of Ben Hanlan
Ben Hanlan Candidate Connection
 
12.5
 
3,026
Image of Garrett Stire
Garrett Stire Candidate Connection
 
6.4
 
1,541

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,113
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Mountain Party primary election

Mountain Party primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

J. Steve Hamilton advanced from the Mountain Party primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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J. Steve Hamilton
 
100.0
 
71

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 71
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

Will Hyman advanced from the Libertarian convention for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on April 8, 2020.

Candidate
✔
Image of Will Hyman
Will Hyman (L) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy Miley
Timothy Miley (D)
 
14.5
 
11,954
✔
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen (R)
 
14.1
 
11,644
✔
Image of Danny Hamrick
Danny Hamrick (R)
 
12.9
 
10,664
✔
Image of Terry Waxman
Terry Waxman (R)
 
12.5
 
10,296
Image of Richard Iaquinta
Richard Iaquinta (D)
 
12.1
 
10,004
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Robert Garcia (D)
 
9.7
 
8,022
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Derek McIntyre (D) Candidate Connection
 
8.9
 
7,330
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Debra Shrieves (R)
 
8.5
 
7,019
Image of Clay Riley
Clay Riley (Independent)
 
4.4
 
3,670
Image of Will Hyman
Will Hyman (L)
 
2.4
 
2,021

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 82,624
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

Incumbent Timothy Miley, incumbent Richard Iaquinta, Derek McIntyre, and Robert Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy Miley
Timothy Miley
 
29.6
 
5,510
✔
Image of Richard Iaquinta
Richard Iaquinta
 
27.7
 
5,163
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Derek McIntyre Candidate Connection
 
21.6
 
4,026
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Robert Garcia
 
21.0
 
3,917

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 18,616
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)

Incumbent Danny Hamrick, Terry Waxman, incumbent Ben Queen, and Debra Shrieves advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Danny Hamrick
Danny Hamrick
 
27.1
 
3,313
✔
Image of Terry Waxman
Terry Waxman
 
25.5
 
3,110
✔
Image of Ben Queen
Ben Queen
 
25.3
 
3,097
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Debra Shrieves
 
22.1
 
2,697

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 12,217
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Patsy Trecost II (D) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Iaquinta 14.17% 13,586
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Timothy Miley Incumbent 16.06% 15,401
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Danny Hamrick Incumbent 14.25% 13,661
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ben Queen 15.46% 14,825
     Democratic Derek McIntyre 10.02% 9,606
     Democratic Wayne Worth 9.59% 9,195
     Republican Terry Waxman Incumbent 11.31% 10,847
     Republican Rick Wolfe 9.14% 8,762
Total Votes 95,883
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Iaquinta 18.84% 7,172
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Derek McIntyre 9.97% 3,797
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Timothy Miley Incumbent 21.28% 8,104
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Wayne Worth 10.45% 3,980
     Democratic Robert Garcia 9.00% 3,428
     Democratic Brad Hinerman 8.34% 3,174
     Democratic Paul Howe III 7.62% 2,901
     Democratic Brock Malcolm 6.14% 2,338
     Democratic Martin Shaffer 8.36% 3,182
Total Votes 38,076


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Danny Hamrick Incumbent 22.82% 5,107
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ben Queen 20.03% 4,483
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Terry Waxman Incumbent 20.78% 4,651
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Wolfe 13.61% 3,046
     Republican Jeff Palmer 12.54% 2,806
     Republican Debra S. Shrieves 10.21% 2,286
Total Votes 22,379


Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Ben Queen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 12Won general$89,175 $101,813
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 48Won general$43,250 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 48Won general$44,231 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 48Won $44,636 N/A**
Grand total$221,292 $101,813
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia State Senate, "Ben Queen," accessed February 24, 2023
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Mike Romano (D)     		West Virginia State Senate District 12
    2022-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 48
    2016-2022    		 Succeeded by
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