Rollan Roberts
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rollan Roberts
| image name =
| state_senate = West Virginia
| alongside = Brian Helton
| district = 9th
| term_start = January 9, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Lynne Arvon
| successor =
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|August 23, 1953}}
| birth_place = Redding, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Pensacola Christian College (BA)
| spouse =
| residence = Beaver, West Virginia, U.S.
| religion =
| children = Rollan Roberts II
}}
Rollan A. Roberts (born August 23, 1953) is an American politician and pastor serving as a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate{{Cite web|url=http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Roberts|website=West Virginia Legislature|author=|accessdate=November 13, 2019|title=Rollan Roberts}} for the 9th district. He assumed office on January 9, 2019.
Early life and education
Roberts was born in Redding, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and Biblical languages from Pensacola Christian College.{{cite web |author= |title=Rollan Roberts's Biography |url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=177687 |website=Vote Smart |accessdate=November 13, 2019}}
Career
Since 1988, Roberts has been an administrator at Victory Baptist Academy in Raleigh County, West Virginia.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-06 |title=Kids of many charter school backers in WV Senate don't attend public schools |url=https://apnews.com/article/3220151499034d51ae612309d7269d04 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} He was elected to the West Virginia Senate in January 2019. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Roberts served as vice chair of the Senate Enrolled Bills Committee. In the 2021–2022 session, he is vice chair of the Senate Education Committee and chair of the Senate Workforce Committee.{{Cite web |title=Rollan Roberts (West Virginia) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rollan_Roberts_(West_Virginia) |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
In January 2023, his son, Rollan Roberts II, announced his candidacy for the 2024 United States presidential election.{{cite web | url=https://www.wdtv.com/2023/01/20/rollan-roberts-ii-announces-his-bid-presidency/ | title=Rollan Roberts II announces his bid for presidency | date=20 January 2023 }}
References
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Category:People from Raleigh County, West Virginia
Category:People from Redding, California
Category:Republican Party West Virginia state senators
Category:Pensacola Christian College alumni
Category:American school administrators
Category:Baptists from West Virginia
Category:Baptist ministers from the United States
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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