Vernon Criss

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Vernon Criss
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Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 12
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
Predecessor: Mike Azinger

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

Parkersburg High School

Bachelor's

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Personal
Religion
Methodist
Profession
Executive
Contact

Official website

Campaign Facebook

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Vernon Criss (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 12. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His term ended on December 1, 2024.

Criss (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Vernon Criss graduated from Parkersburg High School. Criss earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College. His career experience includes working as an executive.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Criss was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Criss was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Criss 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
• Health and Human Resources
• Roads and Transportation

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

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12

Incumbent Vernon Criss won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss (R)
 
100.0
 
4,847

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 4,847
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12

Incumbent Vernon Criss advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss
 
100.0
 
1,407

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

Total votes: 1,407
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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 12

Incumbent Vernon Criss defeated Jonathan Defibaugh and Stephen Smith in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss (R)
 
62.3
 
2,467
Image of Jonathan Defibaugh
Jonathan Defibaugh (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.2
 
1,196
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Stephen Smith (L)
 
7.5
 
295

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

Total votes: 3,958
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12

Jonathan Defibaugh advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jonathan Defibaugh
Jonathan Defibaugh Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
619

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

Total votes: 619
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12

Incumbent Vernon Criss advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 12 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss
 
100.0
 
1,125

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

Total votes: 1,125
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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 10 (3 seats)

Incumbent John Kelly, Roger Conley, and incumbent Vernon Criss defeated Trish Pritchard and Luke Winters in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Kelly
John Kelly (R)
 
27.2
 
13,694
✔
Image of Roger Conley
Roger Conley (R)
 
22.3
 
11,198
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss (R)
 
21.9
 
11,003
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Trish Pritchard (D)
 
17.2
 
8,651
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Luke Winters (D)
 
11.5
 
5,775

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

Total votes: 50,321
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)

Trish Pritchard and Luke Winters advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Trish Pritchard
 
59.5
 
3,472
✔
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Luke Winters
 
40.5
 
2,365

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

Total votes: 5,837
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)

Incumbent John Kelly, incumbent Vernon Criss, and Roger Conley defeated Matthew Dodrill in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Kelly
John Kelly
 
28.7
 
4,036
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss
 
28.5
 
4,011
✔
Image of Roger Conley
Roger Conley
 
25.4
 
3,569
Image of Matthew Dodrill
Matthew Dodrill
 
17.4
 
2,439

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

Total votes: 14,055
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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 10 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Kelly
John Kelly (R)
 
19.9
 
9,246
✔
Image of Thomas Azinger
Thomas Azinger (R)
 
19.8
 
9,204
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss (R)
 
18.0
 
8,368
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Harry Deitzler (D)
 
15.6
 
7,259
Image of J. Morgan Leach
J. Morgan Leach (D)
 
14.6
 
6,784
Image of Andy Daniel
Andy Daniel (D)
 
12.2
 
5,673

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

Total votes: 46,534
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)

J. Morgan Leach, Harry Deitzler, and Andy Daniel advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of J. Morgan Leach
J. Morgan Leach
 
36.4
 
2,063
✔
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Harry Deitzler
 
35.8
 
2,028
✔
Image of Andy Daniel
Andy Daniel
 
27.7
 
1,570

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

Total votes: 5,661
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)

Incumbent Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem, and incumbent John Kelly defeated Matthew Dodrill and Jim Erlandson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vernon Criss
Vernon Criss
 
25.7
 
2,502
✔
Image of Frank Deem
Frank Deem
 
23.6
 
2,302
✔
Image of John Kelly
John Kelly
 
22.1
 
2,154
Image of Matthew Dodrill
Matthew Dodrill
 
16.0
 
1,556
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Jim Erlandson
 
12.6
 
1,232

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

Total votes: 9,746
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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 Mike Azinger (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vernon Criss 15.92% 8,602
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Frank Deem Incumbent 19.40% 10,480
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John R. Kelly Incumbent 20.82% 11,244
     Democratic Andy Daniel 13.74% 7,422
     Democratic J. Morgan Leach 14.25% 7,697
     Democratic Bill Merriman 15.87% 8,571
Total Votes 54,016
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Andy Daniel, J. Morgan Leach and Bill Merriman defeated Stephen Ruble in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andy Daniel 27.02% 3,052
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png J. Morgan Leach 22.72% 2,566
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Merriman 32.36% 3,655
     Democratic Stephen Ruble 17.90% 2,022
Total Votes 11,295


Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem and incumbent John R. Kelly defeated Bill Bell and Matthew Dodrill in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vernon Criss 19.45% 3,246
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Frank Deem Incumbent 26.30% 4,389
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John R. Kelly Incumbent 28.34% 4,730
     Republican Bill Bell 11.26% 1,879
     Republican Matthew Dodrill 14.66% 2,447
Total Votes 16,691


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 10 is represented by three delegates. Incumbent Dan Poling and Paul Miller were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike Azinger, Frank Deem and John R. Kelly defeated Vernon Criss, Debra Steed and Courtney Ahlborn in the Republican primary. Azinger, Deem, and Kelly defeated Miller, Poling, and Stansberry 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.pngMike Azinger 23.5% 8,375
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Deem 21% 7,479
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn R. Kelly 19.4% 6,932
     Democratic Dan Poling Incumbent 16.6% 5,927
     Democratic Don Stansberry 10.9% 3,886
     Democratic Paul Miller 8.6% 3,077
Total Votes 35,676


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Azinger 25.3% 2,083
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Deem 21.9% 1,802
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn R. Kelly 17.7% 1,452
Vernon Criss 15.4% 1,264
Debra Steed 11.3% 929
Courtney Ahlborn 8.5% 696
Total Votes 8,226

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Vernon Criss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Vernon Criss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Vernon Criss campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 12Won general$0 $0
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 12Won general$67,835 $41,407
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 10Won general$54,498 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10Won $5,950 N/A**
Grand total$128,283 $41,407
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Criss' endorsements included the following:[8]

  • The West Virginia Business & Industry Council

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Vernon Criss," accessed February 24, 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
    7. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
    8. ↑ WVBIC, "West Virginia Business & Industry Council Endorses 81 Legislative Candidates for 2014 Primary Election," April 8, 2014

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    Steve Westfall (R)     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 12
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    Preceded by
    Mike Azinger (R)     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 10
    2016-2022    		 Succeeded by
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