JB McCuskey

{{Short description|American politician (born 1981)}}

{{redirect|John McCuskey|the West Virginia state legislator and judge|John F. McCuskey}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = JB McCuskey

| image = John McCuskey by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| office = 35th Attorney General of West Virginia

| governor = Patrick Morrisey

| term_start = January 13, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Patrick Morrisey

| successor =

| office1 = Auditor of West Virginia

| governor1 = Jim Justice

| term_start1 = January 16, 2017

| term_end1 = January 13, 2025

| predecessor1 = Lisa Hopkins (acting)

| successor1 = Mark Hunt

| state_delegate2 = West Virginia

| district2 = 35th

| term_start2 = January 12, 2013

| term_end2 = January 16, 2017

| predecessor2 = Pete Sigler

| successor2 = Andrew Byrd

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}

| birth_place = Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| relatives = John F. McCuskey (father)

| education = {{nowrap|George Washington University}} (BA)
West Virginia University (JD)

| website = {{url|mccuskeyforwv.com|Campaign website}}

}}

John "JB" McCuskey{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135424 |title= John McCuskey's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= March 21, 2014}} (born 1981 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American lawyer and politician who is serving as the 35th attorney general of West Virginia since 2025. As a Republican, he has previously served as the West Virginia State Auditor from 2017 to 2025. He also was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 35 from 2013 to 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.wv.us/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20McCuskey |title=John B. McCuskey |publisher=West Virginia Legislature |location=Charleston, West Virginia |access-date=March 21, 2014}} On February 28, 2023, he announced he would run for governor of West Virginia to attempt to succeed term limited governor Jim Justice.{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |title=W.Va. state auditor to run for governor |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2023/03/01/wva-state-auditor-run-governor/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=www.wsaz.com |date=March 2023 |language=en}} However, in July 2023 he announced that he would run for attorney general instead.{{Cite web |title=McCuskey pivots to attorney general's race, and Weld and Stuart say they won't back down |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2023/07/24/mccuskey-pivots-to-attorney-generals-race-and-weld-and-stuart-say-they-wont-back-down/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.wvmetronews.com |date=24 July 2023 |language=en}}

McCuskey was elected West Virginia's 35th attorney general in 2024, defeating Democrat Teresa Toriseva in a landslide victory.https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/122766/web.345435/#/detail/550

Education

Elections

  • 2012 With the redistricting of District 35, which is represented by four delegates, McCuskey was among ten candidates in the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed third with 1,969 votes (18.2%).{{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 |access-date= March 21, 2014 |archive-date= November 13, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181113212029/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |url-status= dead }} He placed fourth out of eight candidates in the November 6, 2012 General election by 41 votes with 11,325 votes (12.0%), behind incumbent Democratic Representative Doug Skaff, fellow Republican selectees Suzette Raines and Eric Nelson, and losers incumbent Democratic Representatives Bobbie Hatfield and Bonnie Brown, Democratic nominee Chris Morris, and fellow Republican nominee Fred Joseph.{{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 |access-date= March 21, 2014 |archive-date= November 10, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131110175208/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide |url-status= dead }}
  • 2014 McCuskey was reelected to the House.
  • 2016 McCuskey defeated Mary Ann Claytor with 58% of the vote for State Auditor.

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