Michael B. Stuart

{{short description|American lawyer}}

{{other people5|Michael Stuart (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Michael B. Stuart

| image = Michael B. Stuart.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2018

| state_senate = West Virginia

| district = 7th

| term_start = December 1, 2022

| term_end =

| successor =

| office1 = United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia

| president1 = Donald Trump
Joe Biden

| term_start1 = January 9, 2018

| term_end1 = February 28, 2021

| predecessor1 = Booth Goodwin

| successor1 = William S. Thompson

| office2 = Chair of the West Virginia Republican Party

| term_start2 = July 24, 2010

| term_end2 = May 12, 2012

| predecessor2 = Doug McKinney

| successor2 = Conrad Lucas

| birth_name = Michael Bryan Stuart

| birth_date =

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

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Katrina

| alma_mater = West Virginia University (BA)
Boston University (JD)

| awards =

| predecessor = Ron Stollings

}}

Michael Bryan Stuart is an American politician who serves in the West Virginia Senate. He was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2018 to 2021. In February 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Stuart to serve as general counsel for the United States Department of Health and Human Services.{{cite news |last1=Ferrell Knisely |first1=Amelia |last2=February 12 |first2=West Virginia Watch |title=Trump taps WV Sen. Mike Stuart to serve as general counsel for the federal health department|url=https://westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/trump-taps-wv-sen-mike-stuart-to-serve-as-general-counsel-for-the-federal-health-department/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=West Virginia Watch |date=February 12, 2025}}

Stuart was a lawyer for the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson. In 2014, Stuart chaired the West Virginia Presidential Debate Commission. From 2010 to 2012, he served as chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party.{{cite news|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-sixth-wave-united-states-attorney|access-date=23 October 2017|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|date=September 8, 2017}}{{PD-notice}}{{cite news|title=Trump appoints new top prosecutor for West Texas|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/08/trump-appoints-new-top-prosecutor-west-texas/648117001/|access-date=27 October 2017|publisher=USA Today|date=September 8, 2017}} Stuart chaired Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in the state.{{cite news|title=Trump nominates former W.Va. campaign chair for US Attorney|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2017/09/08/trump-nominates-former-w-va-campaign-chair-for-us-attorney/|access-date=27 October 2017|publisher=MetroNews|date=September 8, 2017}}

Stuart was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on January 9, 2018. Prior to his confirmation as a U.S. Attorney, Stuart said addressing the opioid epidemic would be a priority of his office.{{cite news|last1=Curtis|first1=Mark|title=Mike Stuart Nominated for U.S. Attorney for Southern District West Virginia|url=http://www.tristateupdate.com/story/36339644/mike-stuart-nominated-for-us-attorney-for-southern-district-west-virginia|access-date=27 October 2017|publisher=WOWK|date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=27 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232412/http://www.tristateupdate.com/story/36339644/mike-stuart-nominated-for-us-attorney-for-southern-district-west-virginia|url-status=dead}} On February 8, 2021, he, along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys, were asked to resign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/justice-dept-seeks-resignations-of-trump-era-us-attorneys/2021/02/08/f5b71648-6a88-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html|title=Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys|first=Michael|last=Balsamo |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 9, 2021 |access-date=February 11, 2021 }} On February 12, he announced his resignation, effective February 28.{{Cite press release |title=United States Attorney Mike Stuart Announces His Resignation |date=February 12, 2021 |publisher=United States Attorney's Office |location=Charleston, West Virginia |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/united-states-attorney-mike-stuart-announces-his-resignation-0}}

Stuart was elected to the West Virginia Senate in the 2022 elections. He unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia Attorney General in the 2024 elections.{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Steven |title=State Sen. Stuart joins race for W.Va. Attorney General |url=https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2023/05/state-sen-stuart-joins-race-for-w-va-attorney-general/ |publisher=The Inter-Mountain |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=4 May 2023}}

In 2024https://wvstatewide.com/2024/01/09/senator-mike-stuart-to-introduce-death-penalty-for-murder-of-1st-responders-in-line-of-duty/https://www.wvnstv.com/news/west-virginia-news/death-penalty-for-murder-of-first-responders-to-be-introduced-in-legislative-session/ and 2025 Stuart introduced a death penalty bill for killing a law enforcement officer or first responder.https://www.wsaz.com/2025/03/07/bill-allow-death-penalty-certain-cases-discussed-wva/https://www.yahoo.com/news/wv-senate-bill-reinstates-death-011117940.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEXNMy6WystUGzAoCRKJYMoslWYtqoxJEoDMFTJd30q4Rk7wbwfQUBabkCIOVlZaxnmZxhhCyuxSwOtPtTZP4hPKDgDu0U4K--no3XIald6Zi66PXk3-VhwfG_YkDwSvm9h4aN7pmTstQR4GdYcV9kRj-rIvXloeRVRdm269z9Et