Chris Walters

Chris Walters
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2012 Serving with Ed Gaunch
Preceded by	Dan Foster
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1986 Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Walters
Children	Aubrey, Wesley
Residence	Nitro, West Virginia
Alma mater	West Virginia University
Religion	Christian

Chris Wesley Walters^[1] (born May 1, 1986) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 8 since January 12, 2013.

Education

Walters attended The Linsly School in Wheeling, West Virginia. After High School he attended West Virginia University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in International Studies. He also attended Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, Poland. He completed his study abroad program and received a certificate of completion in Polish Culture.

Elections

• 2012 With incumbent Senator Dan Foster redistricted to District 17, and not seeking re-election Walters was unopposed for the District 8 May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,261 votes,^[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 19,242 votes (52.8%) against Democratic nominee Joshua Martin.^[3]
• 2010 When House District 44 incumbent Democratic Representative Robert Beach ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Walters, who was attending West Virginia University at the time, placed second in the six-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary with 1,923 votes (23.3%),^[4] but only placed fifth in the ten-way four-position November 2, 2010 General election behind Representatives Charlene Marshall (D) and Barbara Fleischauer (D), challengers Amanda Pasdon (R) and Anthony Barill (D), and ahead of nominees Stephen Cook (D), Kevin Poe (R), Kevin Patrick (R), Independent Paul Brown, and Libertarian Tad Britch.^[5]

References

1. "Chris Walters' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
2. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
3. "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
4. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
5. "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Chris Walters at Ballotpedia
• Chris Walters at the National Institute on Money in State Politics