These are tables of
congressional delegations from
West Virginia
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to the
United States House of Representatives
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and the
United States Senate
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The composition and po ...
.
The current dean of the West Virginia delegation is
Senator
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Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Wellons Moore Capito ( ; born November 26, 1953) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the junior United States senator from West Virginia since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Capito served as the U.S. rep ...
, having served in the Senate since 2015 and in Congress since 2001.
From June 1861 to June 1863, during the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
and before West Virginia statehood, the United States recognized the
Restored Government of Virginia sitting in
Wheeling as the "legitimate," pro-Union government of Virginia. Also called the Reorganized Government of Virginia, it controlled a contiguous area roughly the same as present-day West Virginia, along with parts of
Northern Virginia
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and
Tidewater
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. The rest of Virginia was under Confederate military control, with a state government in
Richmond
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, and did not send representatives to Congress. The legislature in Wheeling chose two U.S. Senators for Virginia,
John S. Carlile and
Waitman T. Willey
Waitman Thomas Willey (October 18, 1811May 2, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from Morgantown, West Virginia. One of the founders of the state of West Virginia during the American Civil War, he served in the United States Senate ...
, who were seated by the Senate. Three U.S. Representatives elected in western districts of Virginia also went to Congress in 1861:
Jacob B. Blair
Jacob Beeson Blair (April 11, 1821 – February 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia, and later a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Life and career
Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (then Virginia), Blai ...
,
William G. Brown, and
Kellian V. Whaley.
In 1861, as one of its first acts, the Restored Government began the process of creating the new state of West Virginia, which was achieved in 1863. The Restored Government of Virginia then moved to
Alexandria
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.
U.S. House of Representatives
Current members
List of current members of the delegation, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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. The delegation has 2 members, both
Republicans.
Delegation timeline (1863 – present)
United States Senate
Key
See also
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List of United States congressional districts
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West Virginia's congressional districts
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Political party strength in West Virginia The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of West Virginia, including: Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and State Agriculture Commissioner. The ...
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West Virginia
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Politics of West Virginia
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