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Margaret Smith
Peggy Donaldson Smith
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 46th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2009
Preceded byDoug Stalnaker
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 38th district
In office
January 2009 – January 2017
Preceded byDoug Stalnaker
Succeeded byPatrick Lane
Personal details
Born1952 (age 72–73)
Weston, West Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Michael Clay Smith, attorney at law
ChildrenMelissa Riley
Residence(s)Weston, West Virginia
Alma materWest Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia University
West Virginia University College of Law
ProfessionAssistant State Treasurer, West Virginia, Attorney, Professor

Margaret 'Peggy' Donaldson Smith (born 1952) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates since January 12, 2009. Smith served four terms in the West Virginia Legislature representing Districts 38 and 46 from January 2009 until the present.

Education

Smith earned her B.A. with honors from West Virginia Wesleyan College, her M.A. and Ed.D. from West Virginia University, and her J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law.

Elections

  • 2014 and 2016 Smith won Primary and General elections to represent District 46.
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 46, and with incumbent Representative Stan Shaver redistricted to District 53, Smith was unopposed for both the May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,125 votes, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,670 votes.
  • 2008 When District 38 Democratic Representative Doug Stalnaker ran for West Virginia Senate and left the seat open, Smith ran in the four-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary and placed first with 1,498 votes (45.0%), and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,510 votes (65.7%) against Republican nominee Derrick Love, who had run for the seat in 2004 and 2006.
  • 2010 Smith was unopposed for both the May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,301 votes, and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 4,291 votes.

References

  1. "Margaret Donaldson Smith". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. "Margaret Smith's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  4. "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  5. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  6. "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  7. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  8. "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 26, 2014.

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Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
86th West Virginia Legislature (2023−2024)
Speaker
Roger Hanshaw (R)
Minority Leader
Sean Hornbuckle (D)
  1. ▌Pat McGeehan (R)
  2. ▌Mark Zatezalo (R)
  3. ▌Jimmy Willis (R)
  4. ▌Diana Winzenreid (R)
  5. ▌Shawn Fluharty (D)
  6. ▌Jeffrey Stephens (R)
  7. ▌Charles Sheedy (R)
  8. ▌David Kelly (R)
  9. ▌Trenton Barnhart (R)
  10. ▌Bill Anderson (R)
  11. ▌Bob Fehrenbacher (R)
  12. ▌Vernon Criss (R)
  13. ▌Scot Heckert (R)
  14. ▌Dave Foggin (R)
  15. ▌Erica Moore (R)
  16. ▌Steve Westfall (R)
  17. ▌Jonathan Pinson (R)
  18. ▌Jim Butler (R)
  19. ▌Kathie Hess Crouse (R)
  20. ▌Geoff Foster (R)
  21. ▌Jarred Cannon (R)
  22. ▌Daniel Linville (R)
  23. ▌Evan Worrell (R)
  24. ▌Patrick Lucas (R)
  25. ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D)
  26. ▌Matthew Rohrbach (R)
  27. ▌Ric Griffith (D)
  28. ▌Ryan Browning (R)
  29. ▌Henry Dillon (R)
  30. ▌David Adkins (R)
  31. ▌Margitta Mazzocchi (R)
  32. ▌Josh Holstein (R)
  33. ▌Jordan Bridges (R)
  34. ▌Mark Dean (R)
  35. ▌Adam Vance (R)
  36. ▌David Green (R)
  37. ▌Marty Gearheart (R)
  38. ▌Joe Ellington (R)
  39. ▌Doug Smith (R)
  40. ▌Roy Cooper (R)
  41. ▌Jordan Maynor (R)
  42. ▌Brandon Steele (R)
  43. ▌Chris Toney (R)
  44. ▌Bill Roop (R)
  45. ▌Eric Brooks (R)
  46. ▌Jeff Campbell (R)
  47. ▌Todd Longanacre (R)
  48. ▌Tom Clark (R)
  49. ▌Heather Tully (R)
  50. ▌Elliott Pritt (R)
  51. ▌Tom Fast (R)
  52. ▌Larry Rowe (D)
  53. ▌Chris Pritt (R)
  54. ▌Mike Pushkin (D)
  55. ▌JB Akers (R)
  56. ▌Kayla Young (D)
  57. ▌Hollis Lewis (D)
  58. ▌Walter Hall (R)
  59. ▌Andy Shamblin (R)
  60. ▌Dana Ferrell (R)
  61. ▌Dean Jeffries (R)
  62. ▌Roger Hanshaw (R)
  63. ▌Lori Dittman (R)
  64. ▌Adam Burkhammer (R)
  65. ▌Carl Martin (R)
  66. ▌Ty Nestor (R)
  67. ▌Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)
  68. ▌Chris Phillips (R)
  69. ▌Keith Marple (R)
  70. ▌Mickey Petitto (R)
  71. ▌Laura Kimble (R)
  72. ▌Clay Riley (R)
  73. ▌Amy Summers (R)
  74. ▌Mike DeVault (R)
  75. ▌Phil Mallow (R)
  76. ▌Joey Garcia (D)
  77. ▌Joe Statler (R)
  78. ▌Geno Chiarelli (R)
  79. ▌Evan Hansen (D)
  80. ▌John Williams (D)
  81. ▌Anitra Hamilton (D)
  82. ▌Debbie Warner (R)
  83. ▌George Street (R)
  84. ▌D. Rolland Jennings (R)
  85. ▌John Paul Hott (R)
  86. ▌Bryan Ward (R)
  87. ▌Gary Howell (R)
  88. ▌Rick Hillenbrand (R)
  89. ▌Vacant
  90. ▌George Miller (R)
  91. ▌Don Forsht (R)
  92. ▌Michael Hite (R)
  93. ▌Michael Hornby (R)
  94. ▌Larry Kump (R)
  95. ▌Chuck Horst (R)
  96. ▌Eric Householder (R)
  97. ▌John Hardy (R)
  98. ▌Joe Funkhouser (R)
  99. ▌Wayne Clark (R)
  100. ▌William Ridenour (R)


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