Michael Bryan Stuart is an American politician who serves in the

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. He was previously the

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for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2018 to 2021. In February 2025, President

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nominated Stuart to serve as general counsel for the

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. Stuart was a lawyer for the law firm of

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. In 2014, Stuart chaired the West Virginia Presidential Debate Commission. From 2010 to 2012, he served as chairman of the

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. Stuart chaired Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in the state. Stuart was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on January 9, 2018. Prior to his confirmation as a U.S. Attorney, Stuart said addressing the

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would be a priority of his office. On February 8, 2021, he, along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys, were asked to resign. On February 12, he announced his resignation, effective February 28. Stuart was elected to the West Virginia Senate in the 2022 elections. He unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for

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in the

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. In 2024 and 2025 Stuart introduced a

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bill for killing a law enforcement officer or first responder.https://www.yahoo.com/news/wv-senate-bill-reinstates-death-011117940.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEXNMy6WystUGzAoCRKJYMoslWYtqoxJEoDMFTJd30q4Rk7wbwfQUBabkCIOVlZaxnmZxhhCyuxSwOtPtTZP4hPKDgDu0U4K--no3XIald6Zi66PXk3-VhwfG_YkDwSvm9h4aN7pmTstQR4GdYcV9kRj-rIvXloeRVRdm269z9Et

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Biography at West Virginia Legislature
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Michael B. 1967 births Living people Boston University School of Law alumni People from Philippi, West Virginia State political party chairs of West Virginia United States attorneys for the Southern District of West Virginia West Virginia lawyers Republican Party West Virginia state senators West Virginia University alumni 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American lawyers Candidates in the 2024 United States elections 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature