Randy Swartzmiller
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Randy Swartzmiller
|image =
|state_delegate= West Virginia
|district = 1st
|term_start = December 1, 2018
|term_end = December 2020
|predecessor = Mark Zatezalo
|successor = Mark Zatezalo
|term_start1 = December 1, 2000
|term_end1 = December 1, 2014
|predecessor1 = Jeff Davis
Tamara Herron
|successor1 = Mark Zatezalo
Pat McGeehan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|5|14}}
|birth_place = Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Jeanmarie Skerbetz
|children = Taylor Marie
Molly Katherine
|residence = Chester, West Virginia, U.S.
|alma_mater = West Liberty University (B.A.)
Mountain State University (M.S.)
|profession =
|website =
}}
Randal "Randy" Duane Swartzmiller (born May 14, 1960) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 1st district{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/52115 |title= Randy Swartzmiller's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= April 7, 2014}} from 2000 until his defeat for re-election in 2014. Swartzmiller again served in the House of Delegates from 2018 to 2020, when he left to be an unsuccessful candidate for the West Virginia Senate.{{Cite news|last=King|first=Jocelyn|date=November 4, 2020|title=Weld fends off Swartzmiller challenge for state Senate seat|work=Weirton Daily Times|url=https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2020/11/weld-fends-off-swartzmiller-challenge-for-state-senate-seat/}}
After a close loss to Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld in 2020, Swartzmiller announced in 2022 that he would again seek election to the Senate.{{Cite news|last=King|first=Joselyn|date=January 15, 2022|title=Swartzmiller Will Make Another Bid for West Virginia Senate Seat|work=The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register|url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/community/2022/01/swartzmiller-will-make-another-bid-for-west-virginia-senate-seat/}} He is seeking to fill the seat won by former Sen. William Ihlenfeld, D-Ohio, in the 2018 election. Sen. Owens Brown, D-Ohio, was appointed to the seat in September 2021 after Ihlenfeld was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Education
Swartzmiller earned his B.A. from West Liberty University and his M.S. from Mountain State University.
Elections
- 2012 Swartzmiller and Representative Ronnie Jones were challenged in the three-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary where Swartzmiller placed first with 3,968 votes (45.2%),{{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= April 7, 2014}} and placed first in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 9,059 votes (36.3%) ahead of Representative Jones (D) and Republican nominees Carl Thompson and Justin Bull.{{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= April 7, 2014}}
- 2000 When House District 1 Representative Jeff Davis left the Legislature and left a district seat open, Swartzmiller and Joe DeLong placed in the six-way 2000 Democratic Primary displacing Representative Tamara Pettit; they went on to win the three-way two-position November 7, 2000 General election.
- 2002 Swartzmiller and Representative DeLong were challenged in the four-way 2002 Democratic Primary but won, and were unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election.
- 2004 Swartzmiller and Representative DeLong were challenged in the five-way 2004 Democratic Primary but won, and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 2, 2004 General election.
- 2006 Swartzmiller and Representative DeLong were unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2006 General election.
- 2008 When Representative DeLong ran for Secretary of State of West Virginia and left a district seat open, Swartzmiller placed first in the three-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary with 5,090 votes (45.9%); former Representative Pettit finished third.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=3&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 7, 2014}} Swartzmiller placed first in the three-way two-position November 4, 2008 General election with 8,763 votes (40.0%) and ahead of Republican nominee Pat McGeehan and fellow Democratic nominee Benton Manypenny.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 7, 2014}}
- 2010 When District 1 Republican Representative McGeehan ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Swartzmiller placed first in the four-way May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,213 votes (44.0%),{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=5&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 7, 2014}} and placed first in the three-way two-position November 2, 2010 General election with 6,853 votes (43.4%) ahead of fellow Democratic nominee Ronnie Jones and Independent candidate Amanda Mesler.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |access-date= April 7, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Swartzmiller Official page] at the West Virginia Legislature
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 52115 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Swartzmiller Randy Swartzmiller] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=7356 Randy Swartzmiller] at OpenSecrets
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Category:Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Category:People from Chester, West Virginia
Category:People from Weirton, West Virginia
Category:West Liberty University alumni
Category:Mountain State University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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