Tiffany Lawrence
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tiffany Lawrence
| state_house = West Virginia
| district = 65th
| term_start = January 2009
| term_end = January 2015
| predecessor =
| successor = Jill Upson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|13}}
| birth_place = Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| education = Shepherd University
Shenandoah University
}}
Tiffany E. Lawrence (born July 13, 1982) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2015, representing the 65th district. Lawrence is a former Miss West Virginia.{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Candace|title=Session features three Miss W.Va. titlists crafting legislation|url=http://www.charlestondailymail.com/News/statehouse/201304090243|accessdate=20 December 2013|newspaper=Charleston Daily Mail|date=10 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220131425/http://www.charlestondailymail.com/News/statehouse/201304090243|archivedate=20 December 2013}}
Lawrence was elected to the Legislature in 2008 and served three terms. In the 2014 election, despite raising more money for her campaign than any other candidate in her region of the state,{{cite news|last=Emke|first=Dave|title=More funds going to Dems in area races|url=http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/619089/More-funds-going-to-Dems-in-area-races.html|accessdate=November 9, 2014|newspaper=The Journal|date=October 1, 2014|archive-date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110035855/http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/619089/More-funds-going-to-Dems-in-area-races.html|url-status=dead}} Lawrence was defeated by Republican challenger Jill Upson.{{cite news|last=DeMello|first=Chelsea|title=Upson upsets Lawrence for 65th District seat|url=http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/621430/Upson-upsets-Lawrence-for-65th-District-seat.html|accessdate=November 9, 2014|newspaper=The Journal|date=November 4, 2014|archive-date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110040517/http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/621430/Upson-upsets-Lawrence-for-65th-District-seat.html|url-status=dead}}
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- [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Lawrence Legislative page]
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{{Succession box
| before=Kimberly Goodwin
| title=Miss West Virginia
| years=2006
| after=Summer Wyatt
}}
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{{Miss America 2007 Delegates}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Category:Politicians from Martinsburg, West Virginia
Category:Shepherd University alumni
Category:Shenandoah University alumni
Category:Miss America 2006 delegates
Category:Women state legislators in West Virginia
Category:Politicians from Charles Town, West Virginia
Category:Beauty pageant contestants from West Virginia
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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