Shawn Lucas Fluharty (born January 5, 1984) is an American politician who has 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 the 3rd district since 2014.

Biography

He graduated from the

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School of Journalism in 2006 and the West Virginia University College of Law in 2009.

Political career

Fluharty is noted as serving as the Minority Chair for the Judiciary, Courts, and Legal Services Committees and has been the sponsor of a variety of legislation. Most notably, Fluharty was a part of a bipartisan "Tech Caucus" including himself and delegates Moore Capito and R-Kanawha. He was quoted as saying, "Young people are more mobile now than any time in our nation's history...West Virginia offers a great place to raise a family, it's about time we join the 21st century and make sure West Virginia also becomes a great place for innovation and technological opportunities so that we can truly compete in today's economy."

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Place of birth missing (living people) 1984 births 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature {{WestVirginia-politician-stub