Joseph M. Minard

{{Short description|American politician (1932–2022)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name=Joseph M. Minard

|image=Joseph M. Minard.jpg

|caption=Minard in 2004

|state_senate=West Virginia

|state=West Virginia

|district=12th

|term_start= December 1, 1998

|term_end= January 9, 2013

|preceded= Rebecca I. White

|succeeded= Samuel J. Cann, Sr.

|state_senate2=West Virginia

|district2=13th

|term_start2= December 1, 1990

|term_end2= December 1, 1994

|preceded2= Jay Wolfe

|succeeded2= Mike Oliverio

|party=Democratic

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1932|1|5|}}

|birth_place=Clarksburg, West Virginia

|death_date={{Death date and age|2022|01|17|1932|01|05}}

|death_place=

|alma_mater=West Virginia University

|occupation=Businessman

|residence=Clarksburg, West Virginia

|allegiance=United States

|branch=United States Army

}}

Joseph M. Minard (January 5, 1932 – January 17, 2022) was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was a member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 12th district from 1990 until 1994, and again from 1998 until 2013. He was a Delegate in the West Virginia House of Delegates from his appointment in 1983 through 1990. Minard was also the President Pro Tempore of the West Virginia Senate. He died on January 17, 2022, at the age of 90.{{cite news |title=Former state Senator Joe Minard passes away |url=https://www.wdtv.com/2022/01/17/former-state-senator-joe-minard-passes-away/ |access-date=January 17, 2022 |publisher=WDTV |date=January 17, 2022}}