Jim Butler (West Virginia politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
{{About|the West Virginia state legislator|others with similar names|James Butler (disambiguation){{!}}James Butler}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jim Butler
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| state_delegate = West Virginia
| term_start = December 1, 2022
| successor = Incumbent
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|18}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| party = Republican
| spouse =
| children =
| residence = Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
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| profession =
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| website = {{URL|jimbutler.us}}
| branch = United States Marine Corps
| serviceyears =
| rank =
| termstart1 = December 1, 2012
| termend1 = December 1, 2020
| successor1 = Johnnie Wamsley
| predecessor1 = Troy Andes
| succeeding = New boundaries
| office = Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
| constituency1 = 14th district
| constituency = 18th district
| birth_name = James Harry Butler
}}
James Harry Butler{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135172 |title= James Butler's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= March 24, 2014}} is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 18th district since 2022. He previously represented the 14th district from 2012 to 2020.
Elections
- 2012 With District 14 incumbent Republican Representative Troy Andes redistricted to District 15, Butler ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 710 votes (41.1%),{{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 24, 2014 |archive-date= June 21, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190621171010/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |url-status= dead }} and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,368 votes (54.2%) against Democratic nominee Jimmie Wood.{{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 24, 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 }}
- 2022 After 2020 redistricting, Butler ran against Johnnie Wamsley, his 2020 successor, for the 18th district. Butler defeated Wamsley in a primary, and went unchallenged.
References
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External links
- [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Butler Official page] at the West Virginia Legislature
- [http://www.jimbutler.us/ Campaign site]
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 135172 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Butler Jim Butler] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=413454 Jim Butler] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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Category:People from Mason County, West Virginia
Category:United States Marines
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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