Tom Takubo

Tom Takubo

Republican Party

West Virginia State Senate District 17

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

10

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

Medical

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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Tom Takubo (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on December 4, 2014. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Takubo (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Takubo became the state Senate majority leader on November 26, 2018. He served in this capacity until January 8, 2025.

Takubo received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Marshall University in 1995, and a doctorate of osteopathy from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. From 2004 to 2007, Takubo attended East Tennessee State University as a pulmonary and critical care fellow. After his fellowship, Takubo co-founded Pulmonary Associates of Charleston, where he worked as a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep physician.

Takubo first ran for public office in 2014, when he won election to represent District 17 in the West Virginia State Senate with 52% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2018 with 52.5% of the vote, and in 2022 with 58.5% of the vote. From 2015 to 2016 Takubo was the chairman of the West Virginia State Senate Committee on Economic Development, and from 2017 to 2018, he served as the chairman of the West Virginia State Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources.

Following his appointment in 2018, Takubo said in an interview with The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, "The reality is most of the time we’re all in complete unison and unanimous voting on the Senate floor. It doesn’t matter what the initials are behind your name. Everybody’s heart is in the right place. They want to see West Virginia prosper and do better. I just want to try to tie those together as much as possible." Takubo's 2022 campaign website said, "Dr. Takubo's experience as a healthcare provider and business owner put him in a unique position to help guide the state through some of its most pressing issues: providing jobs and providing access to affordable healthcare."

In 2023, Takubo said in an interview with Mountain State Spotlight that "when it comes to health care, that’s one of the main reasons I’m in the Legislature in the first place. I think everybody should use their expertise and bring those strengths." Takubo sponsored a bill prohibiting smoking in cars with children under the age of 16 and a bill creating a lung cancer prevention and education program, both of which Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed into law in 2024. According to West Virginia Watch, Takubo had introduced a version of the former bill almost each year since he began serving in the state senate. In 2023, Takubo opposed a bill that would have created philosophical vaccine exemptions for public school students, and sponsored an amendment to West Virginia's law regulating healthcare for transgender individuals under the age of 18 that allowed such residents to receive medication for gender dysphoria, which was approved and signed into law. In 2022, Takubo voted in favor of West Virginia's abortion law that banned abortions with exceptions for fetal anomalies, medical emergencies, non-viable fetuses, and rate and incest.

Biography

Takubo attended Marshall University and received his M.D. from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a business owner and medical faculty for West Virginia University. Takubo has three children. He lives in the Southridge area of South Charleston.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Takubo was assigned to the following committees:

• Confirmations Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Health and Human Resources Committee, Vice Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Rules Committee, Vice Chair

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2021-2022

Takubo was assigned to the following committees:

• Confirmations Committee, Vice chair
• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Rules Committee

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2019-2020

Takubo was assigned to the following committees:

• Confirmations Committee, Vice-Chair
• Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Rules Committee

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

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 State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Incumbent Tom Takubo defeated Samuel Wood in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Takubo (R)	58.5	16,739
	Submit photo	Samuel Wood (D)	41.5	11,897

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Samuel Wood advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Samuel Wood	100.0	4,663

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Incumbent Tom Takubo defeated Terry Burns in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Takubo	71.1	4,263
	Submit photo	Terry Burns	28.9	1,732

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,995
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2018

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Incumbent Tom Takubo defeated Terrell Ellis in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Takubo (R)	52.5	18,466
		Terrell Ellis (D)	47.5	16,735

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,201 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Terrell Ellis defeated Mary Ann Claytor and Justin Salisbury in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terrell Ellis	52.0	5,317
		Mary Ann Claytor	36.6	3,746
		Justin Salisbury	11.4	1,161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 10,224
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Incumbent Tom Takubo advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Takubo

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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. Doug Skaff, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Lance V. Wheeler was defeated by Tom Takubo in the Republican primary. Takubo defeated Skaff and Jesse Johnson (Mountain) in the general election.

West Virginia State Senate District 17, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Takubo	52.1%	15,488
	Democratic	Doug Skaff, Jr.	43.8%	13,029
	Mountain	Jesse Johnson	4.1%	1,221
Total Votes				29,738

West Virginia State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Takubo	68.2%	3,477
Lance V. Wheeler	31.8%	1,624
Total Votes		5,101

Campaign themes

2022

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Tom Takubo campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	West Virginia State Senate District 17	Won general	$188,425	$63,888
2014	West Virginia State Senate, District 17	Won	$108,344	N/A**
Grand total			$296,769	$63,888
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.

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on September 21, 2020

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On September 21, 2020, Takubo announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Scorecards

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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. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. West Virginia Citizen's Defense League Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2023

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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

2022

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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2021

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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. West Virginia Manufacturers Association Legislators are scored on their votes on the manufacturing industry. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2020

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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7. ACLU West Virginia Legislators are scored on their votes on civil liberties issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Citizen's Defense League Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2019

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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

2018

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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. West Virginia Citizen's Defense League Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

2016

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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Legislators are scored on their votes on lawsuit-related legislation.

2014

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy Smith

Majority Leader:Patrick Martin

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Donna Boley (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Rupie Phillips (R)

Mike Stuart (R)

District 8

T. Kevan Bartlett (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Darren Thorne (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Anne Charnock (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

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