Donna Boley

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Donna Boley
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Republican Party

West Virginia State Senate District 3
Tenure

1985 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

39

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 5, 2024

Appointed

1985

Education

High school

Sistersville High School, 1953

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn 

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Donna Boley (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 3. She assumed office in 1985. Her current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Boley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 3. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Boley received her diploma from Sisterville High School in 1953. She went on to attend West Virginia University, Parkersburg in 1981.

Boley's professional experience includes working as a businessperson and bookkeeper.

She also worked as a Senior Advisor for the George W. Bush for President, West Virginia Campaign in the year 2000. In 2008, she worked as Chair for West Virginia Women, McCain for President.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Boley was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Boley was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Boley 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
• Confirmations, Chair
• Education
• Energy, Industry and Mining
• Finance
• Military, Vice chair
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Boley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Boley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Boley served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Boley served on these committees:

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

2024

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Donna Boley won election in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Boley
Donna Boley (R)
 
100.0
 
37,987

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 37,987
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Donna Boley advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Boley
Donna Boley
 
100.0
 
12,325

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

Total votes: 12,325
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2020

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Donna Boley defeated Robert Wilson Jr. and Travis Shultz in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Boley
Donna Boley (R)
 
66.3
 
29,889
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Robert Wilson Jr. (D)
 
26.2
 
11,812
Image of Travis Shultz
Travis Shultz (L) Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
3,403

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

Total votes: 45,104
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Robert Wilson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Robert Wilson Jr.
 
100.0
 
6,989

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

Total votes: 6,989
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Donna Boley advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Boley
Donna Boley
 
100.0
 
10,845

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

Total votes: 10,845
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Travis Shultz advanced from the Libertarian convention for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on April 8, 2020.

Candidate
✔
Image of Travis Shultz
Travis Shultz (L) Candidate Connection

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

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2016

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate 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 Donna Boley defeated Bradley Vanzile in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(a) general election.[1][2]

West Virginia State Senate District 3(a), General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Donna Boley Incumbent 64.70% 27,172
     Democratic Bradley Vanzile 35.30% 14,826
Total Votes 41,998
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Bradley Vanzile ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(a) Democratic primary.[3][4]

West Virginia State Senate District 3(a), Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bradley Vanzile  (unopposed)


Incumbent Donna Boley defeated incumbent Robert Ashley and John Riggs in the West Virginia State Senate District 3(a) Republican primary.[3][4]

West Virginia State Senate District 3(a), Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Donna Boley Incumbent 62.97% 11,508
     Republican Robert Ashley Incumbent 18.59% 3,398
     Republican John Riggs 18.43% 3,368
Total Votes 18,274


Primary race background

Main article: West Virginia races we're watching, 2016

Boley and Ashley had each held leadership positions in the state legislature. Boley was first appointed to the chamber in 1985. She served as State Senate Minority Leader between 1991 and 1997. Ashley served in the state House between 1984 and 1998 and between 2000 and 2015. From 1988 to 1994 and again from 1999 to 2000, he served as State House Minority Whip.

2012

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012

Boley ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia State Senate, District 3. Boley ran unopposed in the May 8 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Donna Boley ran unopposed for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate, District 3.[8] Boley raised $10,173 for her campaign.[9]

West Virginia State Senate, District 3 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Boley (R) 35,470 100%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Donna Boley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Donna Boley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia State Senate District 3Won general$0 $0
2020West Virginia State Senate District 3Won general$10,649 N/A**
2016West Virginia State Senate, District 3Won $25,775 N/A**
2012West Virginia State Senate, District 3Won $10,275 N/A**
2008West Virginia State Senate, District 3Won $10,173 N/A**
2004West Virginia State Senate, District 3Won $5,675 N/A**
2000West Virginia State Senate, District 3Won $14,075 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Donna Boley was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Boley was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[10] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016 and Republican delegates from West Virginia, 2016

District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.

West Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in West Virginia, 2016
West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 77.1% 157,238 30
Ted Cruz 9% 18,301 0
John Kasich 6.7% 13,721 1
Ben Carson 2.2% 4,421 0
Marco Rubio 1.4% 2,908 0
Jeb Bush 1.1% 2,305 0
Rand Paul 0.9% 1,798 0
Mike Huckabee 0.9% 1,780 0
Chris Christie 0.4% 727 0
Carly Fiorina 0.3% 659 0
David Hall 0.1% 203 0
Totals 204,061 31
Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[11][12]

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[11][12]

Personal

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Donna and her husband, Jack, have two children; Brian and Carl.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012" accessed November 7, 2012
    6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    7. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    8. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 contributions," accessed April 30, 2014
    10. ↑ Charleston Gazette Mail, "West Virginia Delegates to the Republican National Convention," May 11, 2016
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016

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    1985-Present    		 Succeeded by
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