Ryan William Weld (born May 19, 1980) is a Republican member of the

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for the 1st district. He previously served in the

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. He was appointed

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in 2017.

Biography

Weld was born in

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, where he still resides. He graduated from

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in 2003. Weld is a

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and

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in the

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. Weld was elected to the House of Delegates in 2014, defeating incumbent Phil Diserio. In November 2015, he announced his candidacy for the Senate in the 2016 election. Weld won the Republican primary unopposed, and defeated incumbent Democrat Jack Yost in the general election. In 2020, Weld was unsuccessfully opposed in the primary by Jack Newbrough. Weld presented

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with a copy of ''The West Virginia State Capitol Building'', a book of photography by Thorney Lieberman.

Electoral history

References

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