Riley Keaton
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Riley Keaton (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on October 12, 2023.
Keaton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 15. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Keaton resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates on October 12, 2023 to accept a position with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services. [1]
Biography
Riley Keaton graduated from Roane County High School. Keaton earned a degree in economics from West Virginia University in 2020. His career experience includes working as the president of Corvus Strategies.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Keaton was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Keaton was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
- Technology & Infrastructure Committee
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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
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Riley Keaton defeated Chuck Conner in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Riley Keaton (R) | 69.9 | 3,449 |
 | Chuck Conner (D)  | 30.1 | 1,483 | |
| Total votes: 4,932 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Riley Keaton defeated Rick Atkinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Riley Keaton | 55.6 | 992 |
 | Rick Atkinson | 44.4 | 792 | |
| Total votes: 1,784 | |||
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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 11
Riley Keaton defeated Mark Pauley in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Riley Keaton (R) | 66.5 | 4,797 |
 | Mark Pauley (D) | 33.5 | 2,421 | |
| Total votes: 7,218 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Mark Pauley advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Pauley | 100.0 | 1,585 |
| Total votes: 1,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Riley Keaton defeated incumbent Rick Atkinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Riley Keaton | 52.0 | 1,369 |
| Rick Atkinson | 48.0 | 1,263 | |
| Total votes: 2,632 | |||
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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 Rick Atkinson defeated Jim Crowder in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 11, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Atkinson Incumbent |
60.60% | 3,955 | |
| Democratic | Jim Crowder | 39.40% | 2,571 | |
| Total Votes | 6,526 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Tanya Walker Benbow ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 11, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tanya Walker Benbow (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rick Atkinson defeated Anna Hardway and Riley Keaton in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 11, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rick Atkinson Incumbent |
38.55% | 907 | |
| Republican | Anna Hardway | 24.10% | 567 | |
| Republican | Riley Keaton | 37.36% | 879 | |
| Total Votes | 2,353 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Riley Keaton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Riley Keaton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Keaton's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
| “ | If elected Delegate, I will work to create jobs, defend our values, and preserve our way of life. To do that, we are going to have to do something different in government. I hope you'll join me in this campaign to change Charleston and make life better in the Mountain State.[8] | ” |
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2023
In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’Parkersburg News and Sentinel, "Keaton resigns from West Virginia House, joins Department of Human Services’," October 13, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Riley Keaton - President - Corvus Strategies, LLC," accessed April 7, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ rileykeaton.nationbuilder.com, "Official campaign website," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Geoff Foster (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 2022-2023 |
Succeeded by Erica Moore (R) |
| Preceded by Rick Atkinson (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Bob Fehrenbacher (R) |
