Patrick McGeehan

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Pat McGeehan
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 1
Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

10

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 1

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

Education

High school

Oak Glen High School, New Cumberland

Bachelor's

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Engineer
Contact

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Pat McGeehan (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 1. He assumed office in 2014. His term ended on December 1, 2024.

McGeehan (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

McGeehan is a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 1 from 2008 to 2010.

Biography

McGeehan served in the United States Air Force from 1998 to 2006. From 2003 to 2006, he was an intelligence officer/captain in the United States Air Force. He has been the president of Mountain State Packaging Incorporated in Newell, West Virginia since 2006. He has also worked as president of Panhandle Industries in Weirton West Virginia since 2007.

McGeehan earned his B.S. in general engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

McGeehan was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

McGeehan 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
Banking and Insurance
Government Organization
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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


While a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, McGeehan served on the following committees:


Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Incumbent Pat McGeehan won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan (R)
 
100.0
 
7,689

Total votes: 7,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Incumbent Pat McGeehan advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan
 
100.0
 
2,255

Total votes: 2,255
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Incumbent Pat McGeehan defeated Jack Wood in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan (R)
 
75.8
 
4,590
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Jack Wood (D)
 
24.2
 
1,462

Total votes: 6,052
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Jack Wood advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Jack Wood
 
100.0
 
1,056

Total votes: 1,056
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Incumbent Pat McGeehan advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan
 
100.0
 
2,022

Total votes: 2,022
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Mark Zatezalo and incumbent Pat McGeehan defeated Jack Wood and Ronnie Jones in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Zatezalo
Mark Zatezalo (R)
 
35.3
 
8,978
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan (R)
 
32.1
 
8,165
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Jack Wood (D)
 
16.9
 
4,307
Image of Ronnie Jones
Ronnie Jones (D)
 
15.8
 
4,016

Total votes: 25,466
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Ronnie Jones and Jack Wood defeated Roger Stewart Jr. in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ronnie Jones
Ronnie Jones
 
39.3
 
2,529
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Jack Wood
 
38.5
 
2,473
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Roger Stewart Jr.
 
22.2
 
1,429

Total votes: 6,431
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pat McGeehan and Mark Zatezalo advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan
 
53.3
 
2,905
Image of Mark Zatezalo
Mark Zatezalo
 
46.7
 
2,546

Total votes: 5,451
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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 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pat McGeehan and Randy Swartzmiller defeated incumbent Mark Zatezalo and Diana Magnone in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan (R)
 
30.5
 
6,540
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller (D)
 
24.6
 
5,277
Image of Mark Zatezalo
Mark Zatezalo (R)
 
24.0
 
5,154
Image of Diana Magnone
Diana Magnone (D)
 
20.8
 
4,463

Total votes: 21,434
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Randy Swartzmiller and Diana Magnone advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Randy Swartzmiller
Randy Swartzmiller
 
51.9
 
2,070
Image of Diana Magnone
Diana Magnone
 
48.1
 
1,916

Total votes: 3,986
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pat McGeehan and incumbent Mark Zatezalo advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan
 
53.4
 
1,590
Image of Mark Zatezalo
Mark Zatezalo
 
46.6
 
1,387

Total votes: 2,977
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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 Patrick McGeehan and incumbent Mark Zatezalo defeated Ronnie Jones in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick McGeehan Incumbent 40.08% 8,425
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Zatezalo Incumbent 33.44% 7,030
     Democratic Ronnie Jones 26.47% 5,565
Total Votes 21,020
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Ronnie Jones ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ronnie Jones  (unopposed)

Incumbent Patrick McGeehan and incumbent Mark Zatezalo were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 1 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick McGeehan Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Zatezalo Incumbent


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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 1 is represented by two delegates. Incumbents Ronnie Jones and Randy Swartzmiller were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Pat McGeehan and Mark Zatezalo were unopposed in the Republican primary. Swartzmiller and Zatezalo defeated McGeehan and Jones in the general election.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Zatezalo 30.3% 5,075
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPat McGeehan 27.2% 4,548
     Democratic Randy Swartzmiller Incumbent 25.1% 4,198
     Democratic Ronnie Jones Incumbent 17.4% 2,911
Total Votes 16,732

2012

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012

McGeehan ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia State Senate, District 1. McGeehan ran unopposed in the May 8 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Jack Yost (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

West Virginia State Senate, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJack Yost Incumbent 56.3% 11,760
     Republican Pat McGeehan 43.7% 9,146
Total Votes 20,906

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

McGeehan did not run for re-election to District 1.

2008

In 2008 McGeehan was elected to the West Virginia House District 1. McGeehan (R) finished with 8,443 votes while Randy Swartzmiller (D) finished ahead with 8,763 votes and Benton Manypenny (D) finished behind with 4,686 votes.[11] McGeehan raised $55,600 for his campaign fund.[12]

West Virginia House District 1
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Randy Swartzmiller (D) 8,763
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick McGeehan (R) 8,443
Benton Manypenny (D) 4,686


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Pat McGeehan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Pat McGeehan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

McGeehan's campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]

  • Bailouts
Excerpt: "I strongly oppose all government bailouts of private industry. Federal bailouts reward inefficient and corrupt management, while robbing taxpayers and increasing the National Debt."
  • Coal
Excerpt: "The Environmental Protection Agency must go. As Obama and his administration are ramping up their War on Coal, good paying coal mining jobs are being destroyed in our own backyards. Politicians claim they want to “rein in” the EPA, yet West Virginia keeps losing jobs and the revenue that goes with them. The only way to win the War on Coal is to target the source: The EPA must be defunded, and abolished."
  • Healthcare
Excerpt: "Small businesses are suffering and on the verge of being closed due to the new polices of our current President. West Virginians deserve representation in Washington that won’t play party politics to get ahead. If we are to protect small businesses and jobs, we must repeal Obamacare."
  • Immigration
Excerpt: "I oppose any bill which involves amnesty. When we hear of proposed immigration legislation labeled as “reform package,” conservatives always lose."
  • National Defense
Excerpt: "National Defense is the federal government’s primary function and must be taken seriously at all measures. I believe when we fight we must do so under a Declaration of War from Congress, as mandated by the Constitution. Furthermore, when we do send our men and women into harms way, it must be for the defense of our country. Our men and women should not be used as the world’s police."
  • Second Amendment
Excerpt: "Politicians will campaign that they are pro-gun, and then go to Washington and vote to restrict gun ownership. I will never vote for any legislation that infringes on the individual’s right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment must be kept sacred and protected at all levels."
  • Taxes and Debt
Excerpt: "No West Virginian will say they believe they are under-taxed. Reducing the burden of taxation allows families to save for their future, and gives more money to working men and women. Lowering taxes also gives businesses the ability to invest in their companies and create more jobs. I believe it is not only bad economics to overly-tax our residents, but that it is immoral for Washington D.C to continually steal the income and property of our residents."
  • Sanctity of Life
Excerpt: "As an Irish-Catholic, I have always believed that life is precious, and that a fundamental role of government is to protect life — all life."

2012

McGeehan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Second Amendment

  • Excerpt: "I received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association. During my time in the House of Delegates, I introduced the first Tenth Amendment bill on firearms, referred to as the “West Virginia Firearms Freedom Act”. Utilizing the authority of the Constitution and the ability for the sovereign states to govern themselves, the bill simply stated that if a firearm was manufactured in the state of West Virginia, and kept within our state’s borders, the firearm (and its manufacturer) would not be subject to federal regulation."

Life

  • Excerpt: "All life must be preserved and held by society as a cherished gift from our Creator. Rights do not come from the government, and thus, they cannot be taken away by the government. During my time in the House of Delegates, I worked on many bills that protected life. I have found that one way to endorse life is to strip away tax-payer funding from abortion procedures. Taxes must never be used for this purpose and I will never waiver on this firm commitment to a policy of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Economic Growth

  • Excerpt: "In the long run, largesse in centralized government tends to destroy production, leads to less savings, increases consumption, causes the business cycle and our economic depressions, and creates conditions whereby no one is served except those special interests in Charleston. Cutting back the scale of permits, licenses, fees, taxes, and burdensome mandates is critical to allowing our economy to flourish."

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Pat McGeehan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 1Won general$0 $0
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 1Won general$12,929 $14,042
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 1Won general$17,050 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 1Won general$12,738 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1Won $14,795 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1Won $13,300 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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McGeehan is divorced and has one child, Kennedy.[1]

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