Rodney Pyles (born June 21, 1945) 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. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin wit ...

from the 51st district from 2016 to 2020. In 2018, Democrats — including Pyles — swept all five seats in the 51st district, the largest multi-member district in the House. As a result, the Monongalia County delegates, all Democrats, called themselves “The Fab Five” and frequently voted and worked together on bills. This was especially notable given that there was only one Democratic member of the delegation just four years earlier, after the 2014 elections. In 2020, Pyles was defeated for re-election by former Republican Delegate

Joe Statler Joe Statler (born December 8, 1952) is an American politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2020, representing the 51st district, which includes Morgantown and the majority of Mononga ...

, breaking the all-Democratic delegation.

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1945 births Living people Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates 21st-century American politicians {{WestVirginia-politician-stub