Douglas Reynolds
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Douglas "Doug" Reynolds is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 17 from 2006 to 2016.
Reynolds did not seek re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2016. Instead, Reynolds ran for state attorney general in 2016; he was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Biography
Reynolds earned his B.A. from Duke University and his J.D. from the West Virginia University School of Law. He was admitted to the West Virginia State Bar in 2002. Reynolds is an attorney.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Reynolds served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Energy |
| • Industry and Labor |
| • Roads and Transportation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Reynolds served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Finance, Vice Chair |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Constitutional Revision |
| • Joint Finance, Vice Chair |
| • Infrastructure |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Outcomes-Based Funding Models in Higher Education |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Reynolds served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Insurance, Vice Chair |
| • Finance |
| • Joint Finance |
| • Infrastructure |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Joint Interstate Cooperation |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Pensions and Retirement |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Reynolds served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Finance |
| • Pensions and Retirement |
Sponsored legislation
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
2016
Reynolds filed to as a Democratic candidate for attorney general of West Virginia in 2016. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and competed with Incumbent Patrick Morrisey (R)—also unopposed in his party's primary election—Karl Kolenich (Lib.), and Mountain Party candidate Michael Sharley in the November 8 general election.
General election
Incumbent Patrick Morrisey defeated Doug Reynolds, Karl Kolenich, and Michael Sharley in the West Virginia attorney general election.
| West Virginia Attorney General, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Patrick Morrisey Incumbent |
51.63% | 358,424 | |
| Democratic | Doug Reynolds | 41.95% | 291,232 | |
| Libertarian | Karl Kolenich | 3.46% | 24,023 | |
| Mountain Party | Michael Sharley | 2.95% | 20,475 | |
| Total Votes | 694,154 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
Doug Reynolds ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for attorney general.
| Democratic primary for Attorney General, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Doug Reynolds (unopposed) |
100.00% | 187,786 |
| Total Votes (1,745 of 1,745 precincts reporting) | 187,786 | |
| Source: MetroNews | ||
Campaign finance
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 17 is represented by two delegates. Incumbents Douglas Reynolds and Dale Stephens were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joyce Holland and Matthew Rohrbach were unopposed in the Republican primary. Reynolds and Rohrbach defeated Stephens and Holland in the general election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matthew Rohrbach |
29.1% | 4,282 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Reynolds Incumbent |
28.6% | 4,212 | |
| Democratic | Dale Stephens Incumbent | 23.9% | 3,516 | |
| Republican | Joyce Holland | 18.4% | 2,716 | |
| Total Votes | 14,726 | |||
2012
Reynolds won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17. Reynolds and incumbent Dale Stephens defeated Robert Alexander in the May 8 primary election. He was challenged by Dale Stephens, Michael Ankrom, and Joyce Holland in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doug Reynolds Incumbent |
32.2% | 5,890 | |
| Democratic | Dale Stephens Incumbent |
29.2% | 5,341 | |
| Republican | Michael Ankrom | 21.8% | 3,987 | |
| Republican | Joyce Holland | 16.8% | 3,080 | |
| Total Votes | 18,298 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Dale Stephens Incumbent |
43.1% | 2,280 |
| Doug Reynolds Incumbent |
41.8% | 2,210 |
| Robert Alexander | 15.2% | 803 |
| Total Votes | 5,293 | |
2010
Reynolds was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 16. He was one of four candidates running for the three District 16 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponents in the general election were Democrat incumbent Dale Stephens, and Republican incumbent Kelli Sobonya and Republican T-Anne See. Only the three top vote-getters were elected.[5][6][7]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 15 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Kelli Sobonya (R)
|
10,026 | 29.78% | ||
| Douglas Reynolds (D)
|
8,900 | 26.43% | ||
| Dale Stephens (D)
|
8,074 | 23.98% | ||
| Tomma Anne See (R) | 6,669 | 19.81% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dale G. Stephens (D)
|
3,292 | 34.05% | ||
| Douglas Vernon Reynolds (D)
|
2,941 | 30.42% | ||
2008
In 2008, Reynolds was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 16. Reynolds (D) finished with 12,462 votes and was followed by Kelli Sobonya (R) with 12,071 votes, Dale Stephens (D) with 11,482 votes and Amy Herrenkohl (D) with 9,476 votes.[8] Reynolds raised $99,297 for his campaign fund.[9]
| West Virginia House District 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Douglas Reynolds (D)
|
12,462 | |||
| Kelli Sobonya (R)
|
12,071 | |||
| Dale Stephens (D)
|
11,482 | |||
| Amy Herrenkohl (D) | 9,476 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Reynolds criticized incumbent Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for opposing legislation to require prescriptions for medications containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in making methamphetamine. Reynolds also objected to Morrisey's opposition to several bills that Reynolds co-sponsored that would have toughened ethical standards and increased transparency in the attorney general’s office. Additionally, Reynolds said that Morrisey should have challenged recently passed legislation in West Virginia that allows people to carry concealed weapons without permits, background checks, or training.[10]
2012
Reynolds' website highlighted the following campaign themes:
Doug's plan on growing our economy
- Excerpts:
- Turning coal into liquid fuels and gases, decreasing our dependence on foreign oil.
- An economic stimulus task force to make recommendations for incentive programs, tax cuts, and bolster economic development here in the Mountain State.
- Creating coal conversion plants to transform coal into an alternative energy source for gasoline and diesel fuel.
Doug's record on keeping families safe
- Excerpts:
- Sponsored the bill that made it a crime to leave children unattended or unsupervised in a motor vehicle.
- Partners with law enforcement officials to keep Detroit drug dealers out of our communities.
- Fights to protect the safety of our children from online sexual predators.
Protecting West Virginia Workers
- Excerpt: "Doug will work to pass legislation to reform mine safety laws so West Virginia workers can report unsafe conditions without fear of losing their jobs. His legislation includes cracking down on corporations that put profits first and worker safety last."
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
In 2012, Reynolds was endorsed by:
- The West Virginia AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education[11]
Personal
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Reynolds and his wife, Marie Asebes, have three children.
Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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2014
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In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Douglas + Reynolds + West + Virginia + House"
See also
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House Committees
- West Virginia Joint Committees
- West Virginia state legislative districts
External links
- Official 2014 campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
- Doug Reynolds on Facebook
- Doug Reynolds on Twitter
- Douglas Reynolds on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "West Virginia House election results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 contributions," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Doug Reynolds for Attorney General, "Cabell delegate Reynolds in long race for AG," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ herald-dispatch.com, "W.Va. candidates receive endorsements," March 08, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 2006-2016 |
Succeeded by Chad Lovejoy (D) |
