Don Forsht is an American politician who served in the

West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature in West Virginia. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular se ...

from 2020 to 2024.

Biography

Forsht earned a bachelor's degree in business and information technology from the

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. He served in the

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in the

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. He is a

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. He is a member and former president of Blue Ridge Patriots, a

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Electoral History

Forsht was elected to the 60th district in the

2020 West Virginia House of Delegates election Elections to the West Virginia House of Delegates took place on November 3, 2020. All the seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. Overview The Republican Party, cementing their hold over West Virginia state poli ...

, and was redistricted to the 91st district in the

2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election The 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election was held on November 8, 2022, electing all 100 members of the chamber. This coincided with the election of 17 of West Virginia's 34 state senators, and the election of West Virginia's two U.S. ...

. He lost the Republican primary to Joseph de Soto in the

2024 West Virginia House of Delegates election The 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections were on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the 2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia, presidency, 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election, governorship, 2024 United S ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT: Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Christians from West Virginia University System of Maryland alumni Politicians from Washington, D.C. 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature