Ryan Weld

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ryan Weld

| image = Captain Ryan Weld.jpg

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| state_senate1 = West Virginia

| district1 = 1st

| alongside1 = Laura Chapman

| term_start1 = December 1, 2016

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Jack Yost

| successor1 =

| office = Majority Whip of the West Virginia Senate

| termstart = August 30, 2017

| termend = January 8, 2025

| predecessor = Craig Blair

| successor = Jay Taylor

| state_delegate2 = West Virginia

| district2 = 2nd

| term_start2 = December 1, 2014

| term_end2 = December 1, 2016

| predecessor2 = Phil Diserio

| successor2 = Phil Diserio

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|19}}

| birth_place = Wellsburg, West Virginia

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| party = Republican

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| residence = Wellsburg, West Virginia

| alma_mater = Fairmont State University

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| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

| unit = Air Force Reserve

| branch = {{flag|United States Air Force}}

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| rank = 20px Captain

| president = Mitch Carmichael
Craig Blair

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Ryan William Weld (born May 19, 1980{{cite web |title=Ryan W. Weld |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Senate1/biography.cfm?member=Senator%20Weld |website=wvlegislature.gov |publisher=West Virginia Legislature |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}) is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate for the 1st district. He previously served in the West Virginia House of Delegates. He was appointed whip in 2017.{{cite news |title=West Virginia Senator Ryan Weld To Be Named Senate Majority Whip |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2017/08/west-virginia-senator-ryan-weld-to-be-named-senate-majority-whip/ |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |work=The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register |date=August 30, 2017}}

Biography

Weld was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia, where he still resides. He graduated from Fairmont State University in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/148395/ryan-weld#.WY4lzq3MwZc|title=Ryan Weld's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=August 11, 2017}} Weld is a prosecuting attorney{{cite web|url=http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2016/10/west-virginia-senate-candidate-ryan-weld-seeks-to-have-radio-ads-stopped/|title=West Virginia Senate Candidate Ryan Weld Seeks to Have Radio Ads Stopped|author=Howell, Craig|newspaper=The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register|date=October 27, 2016|accessdate=August 11, 2017}} and Captain in the Air Force Reserve.{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Steven Allen |title=Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, Looks Back At Positives of West Virginia Legislature |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/community/2019/04/sen-ryan-weld-r-brooke-looks-back-at-positives-of-west-virginia-legislature/ |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |work=The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register |date=April 20, 2019}}

Weld was elected to the House of Delegates in 2014, defeating incumbent Phil Diserio.{{cite web|url=http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2015/11/ryan-weld-announces-senate-bid/|title=Ryan Weld Announces Senate Bid|newspaper=The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register|date=November 20, 2015|accessdate=August 11, 2017}} In November 2015, he announced his candidacy for the Senate in the 2016 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.tristateupdate.com/story/30560626/ryan-weld-announces-candidacy-for-wv-state-senate|title=Ryan Weld Announces Candidacy for WV State Senate|publisher=TriStateUpdate|date=November 19, 2015|accessdate=August 11, 2017}} Weld won the Republican primary unopposed, and defeated incumbent Democrat Jack Yost in the general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2015/11/senate-race-should-be-tough-fight/|title=Senate race should be tough fight|newspaper=The Parkersburg News and Sentinel|date=November 30, 2015|accessdate=August 11, 2017}} In 2020, Weld was unsuccessfully opposed in the primary by Jack Newbrough.{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Warren |title=West Virginia Sen. Ryan Weld faces primary challenge from Jack Newbrough |url=https://www.heraldstaronline.com/news/local-news/2020/05/west-virginia-sen-ryan-weld-faces-primary-challenge-from-jack-newbrough/ |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |work=Herald-Star |date=May 28, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Live: West Virginia State Primary Election Results 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/09/us/elections/results-west-virginia-primary-elections.html |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=June 10, 2020}}

Weld presented Speaker John Bercow with a copy of The West Virginia State Capitol Building, a book of photography by Thorney Lieberman.{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Steven Allen |title=West Virginia Sen. Ryan Weld Visits Parliament on Independence Day |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2018/07/west-virginia-sen-ryan-weld-visits-parliament-on-independence-day/ |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |work=The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register |date=July 10, 2018}}

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia House District 2 election, 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=799688|title=WV State House 02 2014|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ryan Weld

|votes = 2,846

|percentage = 59.62

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Phil Diserio

|votes = 1,928

|percentage = 40.39

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 4,774

|percentage = 100.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia Senate District 1, Position B Republican primary, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=821778|title=WV State Senate 01B - R Primary 2016|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ryan Weld

|votes = 8,914

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 8,914

|percentage = 100.00

|change =

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{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia Senate District 1, Position B election, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=811741|title=WV State Senate 01 B 2016|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ryan Weld

|votes = 21,191

|percentage = 51.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jack Yost

|votes = 20,303

|percentage = 48.93

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{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 41,494

|percentage = 100.00

|change =

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{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia Senate District 1, Position B Republican primary, 2020{{cite web |title=STATE SENATOR, 1ST SENATORIAL DISTRICT - REP |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/103231/web.255599/#/detail/200 |website=clarityelections.com |accessdate=July 20, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ryan Weld

|votes = 7,283

|percentage = 64.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jack Newbrough

|votes = 4,081

|percentage = 35.91

}}