Mike Woelfel

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Mike Woelfel
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Democratic Party

West Virginia State Senate District 5
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

9

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

Education

High school

St. Joseph Catholic High School

Bachelor's

Marshall University

Law

West Virginia University

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Personal Twitter

Personal LinkedIn 

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Mike Woelfel (Democratic Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 14, 2015. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Woelfel (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Woelfel was elected state Senate minority leader on December 6, 2022.[1]

Biography

Woelfel earned his B.A. in history from Marshall University in 1974 and his J.D. from West Virginia University in 1978. He is an attorney in Huntington.[2]

2015 legislative session

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

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Woelfel was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Woelfel was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Woelfel 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
• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Banking and Insurance
• Economic Development
• Energy, Industry and Mining
• Government Organization
• Judiciary
• Natural Resources

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

2022

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Mike Woelfel defeated Melissa Clark in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Woelfel
Mike Woelfel (D)
 
54.0
 
13,542
Image of Melissa Clark
Melissa Clark (R) Candidate Connection
 
46.0
 
11,552

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

Total votes: 25,094
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Mike Woelfel advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Woelfel
Mike Woelfel
 
100.0
 
5,063

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

Total votes: 5,063
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Melissa Clark advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melissa Clark
Melissa Clark Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,916

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

Total votes: 3,916
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2018

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Mike Woelfel defeated Larry Brooke Lunsford in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Woelfel
Mike Woelfel (D)
 
59.7
 
20,305
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Larry Brooke Lunsford (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.3
 
13,732

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

Total votes: 34,037
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Mike Woelfel advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Mike Woelfel
Mike Woelfel

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

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Larry Brooke Lunsford advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
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Larry Brooke Lunsford Candidate Connection

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Mike Woelfel's Facebook page highlighted the following campaign theme:

  • Progress, Not Politics
Excerpt: "We do not need to abandon principle, but we do need to work together across party lines to find common ground and help West Virginia progress.”

2014

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate 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. Robert Alexander was defeated by Mike Woelfel in the Democratic primary, while Vicki Dunn-Marshall was unopposed in the Republican primary. Woelfel defeated Dunn-Marshall and Roy L. Ramey (I) in the general election.[3][4][5]

West Virginia State Senate District 5, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMike Woelfel 49.8% 12,511
     Republican Vicki Dunn-Marshall 47% 11,818
     Independent Roy L. Ramey 3.2% 793
Total Votes 25,122


West Virginia State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Woelfel 74.5% 5,218
Robert Alexander 25.5% 1,784
Total Votes 7,002

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Woelfel campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 5Won general$89,350 $114,819
2018West Virginia State Senate District 5Won general$42,215 N/A**
2014West Virginia State Senate, District 5Won $111,200 N/A**
Grand total$242,765 $114,819
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.

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Woelfel and his wife, Julia, have two sons. He is a member of West Virginia State Bar and St. Joseph Catholic Church.[2][6]

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West Virginia State Senate District 5

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ WV News, "Woelfel selected as West Virginia Senate minority leader," December 6, 2022
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "Mike Woelfel for Senate," accessed March 10, 2014
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed February 7, 2014
    4. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
    5. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
    6. ↑ Mike Woelfel for State Senate, "Resume," accessed March 10, 2014

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