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Republican Party

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 32
West Virginia House of Delegates District 51
Successor: Marshall Clay

Education

Bachelor's

Fairmont State University, 1989

Law

Regent University, 1993

Personal
Birthplace
Fairmont, W.Va.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Attorney
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Tom Fast (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 51. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on December 1, 2024.

Fast (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 51. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Tom Fast was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. Fast earned a B.A. in political science from Fairmont State University in 1989 and a J.D. from Regent University in 1993. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

Fast was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Fast was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Fast 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
• Industry and Labor, Chair
• Judiciary
• Roads and Transportation

2015 legislative session

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

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

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

Tom Fast did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Incumbent Tom Fast defeated Gabe Pena in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tom Fast (R)
 
58.6
 
2,900
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Gabe Pena (D)
 
41.4
 
2,045

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

Total votes: 4,945
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Gabe Pena defeated Robyn Kincaid in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Gabe Pena
 
66.8
 
809
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Robyn Kincaid
 
33.2
 
402

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

Total votes: 1,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Incumbent Tom Fast defeated Dan Hill in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast
 
57.8
 
702
Image of Dan Hill
Dan Hill Candidate Connection
 
42.2
 
512

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

Total votes: 1,214
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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 32 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kayla Kessinger
Kayla Kessinger (R)
 
22.6
 
10,760
✔
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast (R)
 
19.0
 
9,058
✔
Image of Austin Haynes
Austin Haynes (R)
 
17.5
 
8,341
Image of Margaret Staggers
Margaret Staggers (D)
 
15.2
 
7,264
Image of Selina Vickers
Selina Vickers (D)
 
13.2
 
6,290
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Mark Hurt (D)
 
12.6
 
5,991

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

Total votes: 47,704
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)

Incumbent Margaret Staggers, Mark Hurt, and Selina Vickers defeated Randy Halsey in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Margaret Staggers
 
32.1
 
4,295
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Mark Hurt
 
24.1
 
3,224
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Selina Vickers
 
24.0
 
3,218
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Randy Halsey
 
19.9
 
2,661

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

Total votes: 13,398
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)

Incumbent Kayla Kessinger, incumbent Tom Fast, and Austin Haynes defeated Austin Simms in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kayla Kessinger
 
31.0
 
3,124
✔
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast
 
27.8
 
2,800
✔
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Austin Haynes
 
25.0
 
2,521
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Austin Simms Candidate Connection
 
16.2
 
1,628

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

Total votes: 10,073
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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 32 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kayla Kessinger
Kayla Kessinger (R)
 
19.2
 
7,582
✔
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast (R)
 
17.6
 
6,935
✔
Image of Margaret Staggers
Margaret Staggers (D)
 
15.6
 
6,149
Image of Austin Haynes
Austin Haynes (R)
 
15.4
 
6,079
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Luke Lively (D)
 
14.1
 
5,570
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Melvin Kessler (D)
 
12.0
 
4,743
Image of David Pritt
David Pritt (Mountain Party) Candidate Connection
 
6.0
 
2,384

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

Total votes: 39,442
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)

Margaret Staggers, Luke Lively, and Melvin Kessler defeated Selina Vickers in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Margaret Staggers
 
28.6
 
3,286
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Luke Lively
 
26.6
 
3,058
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Melvin Kessler
 
22.7
 
2,603
Image of Selina Vickers
Selina Vickers
 
22.1
 
2,537

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

Total votes: 11,484
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 (3 seats)

Incumbent Tom Fast, incumbent Kayla Kessinger, and Austin Haynes advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast
 
35.0
 
1,741
✔
Image of Kayla Kessinger
Kayla Kessinger
 
34.6
 
1,720
✔
Image of Austin Haynes
Austin Haynes
 
30.3
 
1,508

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

Total votes: 4,969
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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 David Perry (D) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shirley Love 16.01% 7,273
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kayla Kessinger Incumbent 17.78% 8,076
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Fast Incumbent 17.21% 7,819
     Democratic John Pino 14.72% 6,687
     Democratic Margaret Staggers 15.91% 7,228
     Republican Austin Haynes 14.47% 6,572
     Libertarian Travis Simms 3.91% 1,776
Total Votes 45,431
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shirley Love 15.57% 3,460
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Pino 13.54% 3,010
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Margaret Staggers 17.83% 3,962
     Democratic Tighe Bullock 3.97% 883
     Democratic Joel Davis 7.82% 1,737
     Democratic Randy Halsey 5.57% 1,238
     Democratic Luke Lively 11.24% 2,498
     Democratic William R. Sulesky 3.05% 677
     Democratic Dustin Teel 2.66% 591
     Democratic Greg Crist 10.85% 2,412
     Democratic Mel Kessler 7.90% 1,756
Total Votes 22,224


Austin Haynes, incumbent Kayla Kessinger and incumbent Tom Fast were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 32 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Austin Haynes
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kayla Kessinger Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Fast 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 32 is represented by three delegates. Incumbents David Perry, John Pino and Margaret Staggers were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tom Fast, William Hughes and Kayla Kessinger were unopposed in the Republican primary. Perry, Fast, and Kessinger defeated Pino, Staggers, Hughes, Tom Louisos (I) and Tighe Bullock (Mountain) in the general election.[6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 32, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Fast 18.4% 6,207
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDave Perry Incumbent 15.8% 5,339
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKayla Kessinger 15.3% 5,160
     Democratic Margaret Anne Staggers Incumbent 15.1% 5,077
     Democratic John Pino Incumbent 14.2% 4,791
     Republican William Hughes 10.5% 3,521
     Independent Tom Louisos 8.8% 2,966
     Mountain Tighe Bullock 1.9% 625
Total Votes 33,686

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Tom Fast did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Tom Fast campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Won general$23,860 $16,466
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 32Won general$13,700 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 32Won general$21,400 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32Won $17,042 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32Won $25,983 N/A**
Grand total$101,985 $16,466
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.

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2024

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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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Tom Fast," accessed February 25, 2023
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014

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    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 51
    2022-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Marshall Clay (R)
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    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 32
    2015-2022    		 Succeeded by
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