Chris Walters
{{Short description|American politician (born 1986)}}
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| name = Chris Walters
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| state_senate = West Virginia
| district = 8th
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| term_start = January 9, 2013
| term_end = January 11, 2017
| predecessor = Corey Palumbo
| successor = Glenn Jeffries
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| birth_name = Chris Wesley Walters
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|05|01}}
| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
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| party = Republican
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| children = 2
| parents = Ron Walters
Debra Walters
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| residence = Nitro, West Virginia, U.S.
| education = West Virginia University (BA)
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| website = {{official website|chriswalterswv.com}}
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Chris Wesley Walters{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117380 |title= Chris Walters' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= April 9, 2014}} (born May 1, 1986) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 8 between 2013 and 2017.
Education
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Elections
- 2012 With incumbent Senator Dan Foster redistricted to District 17, and not seeking re-election Walters was unopposed for the District 8 May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,261 votes,{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}} and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 19,242 votes (52.8%) against Democratic nominee Joshua Martin.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}
- 2010 When House District 44 incumbent Democratic Representative Robert Beach ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Walters, who was attending West Virginia University at the time, placed second in the six-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary with 1,923 votes (23.3%),{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=5&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}} but only placed fifth in the ten-way four-position November 2, 2010 General election behind Representatives Charlene Marshall (D) and Barbara Fleischauer (D), challengers Amanda Pasdon (R) and Anthony Barill (D), and ahead of nominees Stephen Cook (D), Kevin Poe (R), Kevin Patrick (R), Independent Paul Brown, and Libertarian Tad Britch.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Walters Official page] at the West Virginia Legislature
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 117380 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Walters Chris Walters] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=140413 Chris Walters] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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Category:Politicians from Charleston, West Virginia
Category:Politicians from Morgantown, West Virginia
Category:Republican Party West Virginia state senators
Category:West Virginia University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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