Where are our women lawmakers in West Virginia?

By: Paula Kaufman

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 708

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Where the women at? Listen: There are 134 lawmakers in the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. Two are female Democrats. Read that again. Thank you, Anitra Hamilton and Kayla Young. Wish there were 132 more of you.

On the other side of the aisle, there’s nine Republican women in the House and four in the Senate.

Some facts: The Mountain State has the lowest percentage of Democrat and female lawmakers in the …

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