Clay Riley

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Clay Riley (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 72. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His term ended on December 1, 2024.

Riley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 72. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Clay Riley earned two engineering degrees from West Virginia University. Riley's career experience includes working as an engineer and owning The Thrasher Group.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Riley was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Riley was assigned to the following committees:

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Elections

2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Incumbent Clay Riley won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clay Riley (R)	100.0	6,145

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 6,145
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Incumbent Clay Riley advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clay Riley	100.0	1,812

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,812
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2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Incumbent Clay Riley defeated Derek McIntyre in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Clay Riley (R)	71.3	3,062
	Derek McIntyre (D)	28.7	1,230

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,292
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Derek McIntyre advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek McIntyre	100.0	705

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 705
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Incumbent Clay Riley advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clay Riley	100.0	916

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 916
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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
✔	Ben Queen (R)	16.4	16,706
✔	Danny Hamrick (R)	14.3	14,642
✔	Laura Kimble (R)	14.2	14,495
✔	Clay Riley (R)	13.3	13,559
	Richard Iaquinta (D)	11.8	12,083
	Josh Maxwell (D)	9.6	9,831
	Robert Garcia (D)	9.6	9,785
	Ryan Deems (D)	7.1	7,297
	Will Hyman (L)	2.2	2,275
	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
✔	Richard Iaquinta	24.3	6,189
✔	Robert Garcia	19.7	5,024
✔	Josh Maxwell	17.3	4,401
✔	Ryan Deems	14.9	3,796
	Robin Righter	12.4	3,173
	Justin Lung	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
✔	Ben Queen	19.7	4,749
✔	Danny Hamrick	17.3	4,176
✔	Laura Kimble	16.1	3,892
✔	Clay Riley	14.5	3,507
	Jason Campbell	13.4	3,222
	Ben Hanlan	12.5	3,026
	Garrett Stire	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
✔		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
✔		Will Hyman (L)

	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
✔	Timothy Miley (D)	14.5	11,954
✔	Ben Queen (R)	14.1	11,644
✔	Danny Hamrick (R)	12.9	10,664
✔	Terry Waxman (R)	12.5	10,296
	Richard Iaquinta (D)	12.1	10,004
	Robert Garcia (D)	9.7	8,022
	Derek McIntyre (D)	8.9	7,330
	Debra Shrieves (R)	8.5	7,019
	Clay Riley (Independent)	4.4	3,670
	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
✔	Timothy Miley	29.6	5,510
✔	Richard Iaquinta	27.7	5,163
✔	Derek McIntyre	21.6	4,026
✔	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
✔	Danny Hamrick	27.1	3,313
✔	Terry Waxman	25.5	3,110
✔	Ben Queen	25.3	3,097
✔	Debra Shrieves	22.1	2,697

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,217
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Campaign themes

2024

Campaign finance summary

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Clay Riley campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	West Virginia House of Delegates District 72	Won general	$0	$0
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 72	Won general	$32,792	$20,983
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 48	Won general	$35,900	N/A**
2018	West Virginia House of Delegates District 48	Lost general	$20,456	N/A**
Grand total			$89,148	$20,983
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.

Americans for Prosperity

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The American Conservative Union

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West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

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2022

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West Virginia Sierra Club

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2021

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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.

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The American Conservative Union

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West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

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Current members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Leadership

Majority Leader:Eric Householder

Minority Leader:Sean Hornbuckle

Representatives

District 1

Pat McGeehan (R)

District 2

Mark Zatezalo (R)

District 3

Jimmy Willis (R)

District 4

Diana Winzenreid (R)

District 5

Shawn Fluharty (D)

District 6

Jeffrey Stephens (R)

District 7

Charles Sheedy (R)

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David Kelly (R)

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Trenton Barnhart (R)

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Everette Anderson (R)

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Bob Fehrenbacher (R)

District 12

Vernon Criss (R)

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Scot Heckert (R)

District 14

Dave Foggin (R)

District 15

Erica Moore (R)

District 16

Steve Westfall (R)

District 17

Jonathan Pinson (R)

District 18

Jim Butler (R)

District 19

Kathie Crouse (R)

District 20

Geoff Foster (R)

District 21

Jarred Cannon (R)

District 22

Daniel Linville (R)

District 23

Evan Worrell (R)

District 24

Patrick Lucas (R)

District 25

Sean Hornbuckle (D)

District 26

Matthew Rohrbach (R)

District 27

Ric Griffith (D)

District 28

Ryan Browning (R)

District 29

Henry Dillon (R)

District 30

David Adkins (R)

District 31

Margitta Mazzocchi (R)

District 32

Josh Holstein (R)

District 33

Jordan Bridges (R)

District 34

Mark Dean (R)

District 35

Adam Vance (R)

District 36

S. Green (R)

District 37

Marty Gearheart (R)

District 38

Joe Ellington (R)

District 39

Doug Smith (R)

District 40

Roy Cooper (R)

District 41

Jordan Maynor (R)

District 42

Brandon Steele (R)

District 43

Christopher Toney (R)

District 44

Carl Roop (R)

District 45

Eric Brooks (R)

District 46

Jeff Campbell (R)

District 47

Todd Longanacre (R)

District 48

Tom Clark (R)

District 49

Heather Tully (R)

District 50

David Pritt (R)

District 51

Tom Fast (R)

District 52

Larry Rowe (D)

District 53

Chris Pritt (R)

District 54

Mike Pushkin (D)

District 55

JB Akers (R)

District 56

Kayla Young (D)

District 57

Hollis Lewis (D)

District 58

Walter Hall (R)

District 59

Andy Shamblin (R)

District 60

Dana Ferrell (R)

District 61

Dean Jeffries (R)

District 62

Roger Hanshaw (R)

District 63

Lori Cowger Dittman (R)

District 64

Adam Burkhammer (R)

District 65

Carl Martin (R)

District 66

William Nestor (R)

District 67

Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)

District 68

Chris Phillips (R)

District 69

Keith Marple (R)

District 70

Mickey Petitto (R)

District 71

Laura Kimble (R)

District 72

Clay Riley (R)

District 73

Amy Summers (R)

District 74

Mike DeVault (R)

District 75

Phil Mallow (R)

District 76

Joey Garcia (D)

District 77

Joe Statler (R)

District 78

Eugene Chiarelli (R)

District 79

Evan Hansen (D)

District 80

John Williams (D)

District 81

Anitra Hamilton (D)

District 82

Debbie Warner (R)

District 83

George Street (R)

District 84

D.R. Jennings (R)

District 85

John Paul Hott (R)

District 86

Bryan Ward (R)

District 87

Gary Howell (R)

District 88

Rick Hillenbrand (R)

District 89

Darren Thorne (R)

District 90

George Miller (R)

District 91

Don Forsht (R)

District 92

Michael Hite (R)

District 93

Michael Hornby (R)

District 94

Larry Kump (R)

District 95

Charles Horst (R)

District 96

Eric Householder (R)

District 97

John Hardy (R)

District 98

Joe Funkhouser (R)

District 99

Wayne Clark (R)

District 100

William Ridenour (R)

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[bio-1] WVNews, "Clay Riley: Candidate for WV House of Delegates - 48th District," May 21, 2020

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Clay Riley

Biography

Committee assignments

2023-2024

2021-2022

Sponsored legislation

Elections

2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 72

2020

General election

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

Democratic primary election

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

Republican primary election

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

Mountain Party primary election

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

Libertarian convention

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

2018

General election

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

Democratic primary election

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

Republican primary election

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

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

2020

Campaign finance summary

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2023

2022

2021

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