Laura Chapman
{{Short description|American politician from West Virginia}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Laura Chapman
| birth_name = Jeannette Laura Wakim
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|November 26, 1984}}
| birth_place = Wheeling, West Virginia
| alma_mater = West Virginia University
| office = Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 1st district
| termstart = December 1, 2022
| predecessor =
| party = Republican
| education = Middlebury College
| alongside = Ryan Weld
| parents = Chris Wakim (father)
}}
Jeannette Laura Wakim Chapman (née Wakim; born November 26, 1984) is an American politician who has served as a member of the West Virginia Senate from the 1st district since the 2022 West Virginia Senate election.{{Cite web |title=Laura Wakim Chapman |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Laura_Wakim_Chapman |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Legal career
Chapman is an attorney by profession.{{Cite web |title=Laura Wakim Chapman Launches Bid for West Virginia Senate |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2021/12/laura-wakim-chapman-launches-bid-for-west-virginia-senate/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=theintelligencer.net |language=en-US}}
Political career
In 2024, Chapman endorsed Donald Trump's presidential campaign.{{Cite news |last=Yohe |first=Randy |date=June 8, 2023 |title=50 W.Va. Lawmakers Sign Letter Endorsing Donald Trump |url=https://wvpublic.org/50-w-va-lawmakers-sign-letter-endorsing-donald-trump/ |access-date=June 8, 2023 |work=West Virginia Public Broadcasting}}
Personal life
Chapmans father is former state legislator Chris Wakim.{{Cite web |title=Laura Wakim-Chapman earns nod for 1st Senate District seat |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2022/11/laura-wakim-chapman-earns-nod-for-1st-senate-district-seat/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=theintelligencer.net |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Chapman Official website] at the West Virginia Senate
- [https://lauraforwv.com/ Campaign website]
{{West Virginia State Senators}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Politicians from Wheeling, West Virginia
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Republican Party West Virginia state senators
Category:Women state legislators in West Virginia
Category:Middlebury College alumni
Category:West Virginia University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature