Shawn Fluharty
2022 - Present
2026
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Shawn Fluharty (Democratic Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 5. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Fluharty (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Shawn Fluharty was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. Fluharty earned a B.S. in public relations and a minor in political science from the West Virginia University Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism in 2006 and a J.D. from West Virginia University's College of Law in 2009. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Fluharty was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee, Minority Vice-Chair
- House Rules Committee, Minority Vice-Chair
- Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
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2021-2022
Fluharty was assigned to the following committees:
- Political Subdivisions Committee
- House Rules Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
- Workforce Development Committee, Minority chair
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2019-2020
Fluharty was assigned to the following committees:
- Industry and Labor Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Minority Vice-Chair
- Senior Citizen Issues Committee
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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 |
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• Health and Human Resources |
• Industry and Labor |
• Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fluharty served on the following committees:
West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Agriculture and Natural Resources |
• Health and Human Resources |
• Industry and Labor, Minority Vice-Chair |
• Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty defeated Thomas Salkovick in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shawn Fluharty (D) | 57.3 | 4,108 | |
Thomas Salkovick (R) | 42.7 | 3,064 |
Total votes: 7,172 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shawn Fluharty | 100.0 | 2,014 |
Total votes: 2,014 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5
Thomas Salkovick advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Thomas Salkovick | 100.0 | 1,711 |
Total votes: 1,711 | ||||
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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 5
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty defeated Brooke McArdle in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shawn Fluharty (D) | 54.6 | 2,758 | |
Brooke McArdle (R) | 45.4 | 2,294 |
Total votes: 5,052 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shawn Fluharty | 100.0 | 1,203 |
Total votes: 1,203 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5
Brooke McArdle advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Brooke McArdle | 100.0 | 1,037 |
Total votes: 1,037 | ||||
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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 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erikka Storch and incumbent Shawn Fluharty defeated Dalton Haas and Ben Schneider in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erikka Storch (R) | 38.6 | 11,451 |
✔ | Shawn Fluharty (D) | 30.1 | 8,933 | |
Dalton Haas (R) | 19.3 | 5,733 | ||
Ben Schneider (D) | 12.0 | 3,551 |
Total votes: 29,668 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty and Ben Schneider advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shawn Fluharty | 67.5 | 4,621 | |
✔ | Ben Schneider | 32.5 | 2,229 |
Total votes: 6,850 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erikka Storch and Dalton Haas advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erikka Storch | 63.9 | 4,106 |
✔ | Dalton Haas | 36.1 | 2,319 |
Total votes: 6,425 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erikka Storch and incumbent Shawn Fluharty defeated Dalton Haas and Ben Schneider in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erikka Storch (R) | 36.1 | 9,625 |
✔ | Shawn Fluharty (D) | 31.1 | 8,288 | |
Dalton Haas (R) | 21.6 | 5,758 | ||
Ben Schneider (D) | 11.3 | 3,012 |
Total votes: 26,683 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erikka Storch and Dalton Haas defeated Larry Tighe in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erikka Storch | 53.7 | 3,088 |
✔ | Dalton Haas | 34.5 | 1,988 | |
Larry Tighe | 11.8 | 679 |
Total votes: 5,755 | ||||
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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 Shawn Fluharty and incumbent Erikka Storch defeated Scott Reed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 general election.[3][4]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 3, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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30.63% | 8,975 | |
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41.11% | 12,045 | |
Republican | Scott Reed | 28.25% | 8,277 | |
Total Votes | 29,297 | |||
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State |
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 Democratic primary.[5][6]
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Incumbent Erikka Storch and Scott Reed were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 Republican primary.[5][6]
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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 3 is represented by two delegates. Holli Smith and Shawn Fluharty defeated Dave Palmer in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Erikka Storch and Dolph Santorine defeated Chris Elswick and Martin Sheehan in the Republican primary. Storch and Fluharty defeated Santorine and Smith in the general election. Incumbent Ryan Ferns (R) ran for District 5 of the West Virginia State Senate.[7][8]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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37.8% | 1,776 |
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31.9% | 1,501 |
Dave Palmer | 30.3% | 1,425 |
Total Votes | 4,702 |
2012
Fluharty ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3. Fluharty and incumbent Ryan Ferns advanced unopposed in the May 8 primary election. He was challenged by Erikka Storch, Ryan Ferns, and Larry Tighe in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]
2010
Fluharty was a Democratic candidate for District 3, West Virginia House of Delegates in the November 2, 2010, state legislative election. Fluharty and Dolph Santorine (R) were defeated by Erikka Storch (R) and Ryan Ferns (D) in the general election.[12][13]
West Virginia State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
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2,119 | 20.78% | ||
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1,994 | 19.55% |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Fluharty's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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2012
Fluharty's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[16]
- Phasing out of the Car Tax
- Jobs
- "Implementing a local business incubator"
- "Improving our intellectual capital"
- Committed of Domestic Energy
- "Local jobs for local people"
- Making education a priority again in our state
- Supporter of the Death Penalty
2010
Fluharty's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Jobs - "... we need a system that provides aspiring entrepreneurs with the basic infrastructure to develop their ideas."
- Education - "In order to recruit and retain good, quality teachers to our state, we must assure that those who choose such an important profession are awarded with a competitive salary above the national average."
- Healthcare - "... by strengthening our focus on health and physical education in schools, we are not only supporting our education system, but also our healthcare system."
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2012
In 2012, Fluharty's endorsements included the following:[17]
- United Mine Workers of America
- “A” rating by the National Rifle Association
- American Federation of Teachers
- WV AFL-CIO
- WV Association for Justice
- Upper Ohio Valley Building Trades
- WV Regional Council of Carpenters
- Ironworkers Local 549
- WV Regional Council of Carpenters
- United Steelworkers Local 1238
- I.B.E.W. Local 141
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2024
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In 2024, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 9. A special session began on September 30 and adjourned on October 8.
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2023
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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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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Shawn Fluharty," accessed February 25, 2023
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shawn Fluharty, "Priorities," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ Shawn Fluharty, "Issues," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Shawn Fluharty, "Endorsements," accessed March 20, 2014
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Preceded by David Pethtel (D) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 5 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by Ryan Ferns (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 3 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by - |