Pat McGeehan

American politician

Pat McGeehan
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byRonnie Jones
In office
December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2010
Preceded byJoe DeLong[1]
Succeeded byRonnie Jones
Personal details
Born
Patrick Riley McGeehan

(1979-10-22) October 22, 1979 (age 44)
Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationB.S. History, US Air Force Academy. M.A. Philosophy, Franciscan University of Steubenville. Ph.D. candidate of Philosophy, Duquesne University.
Alma materUS Air Force Academy
WebsiteCampaign website

Patrick Riley McGeehan is a six-term Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and a former candidate for the United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2014. He is also the author of several books and essays on economics, politics, and philosophy. He is the son of Lt. Col. Mark McGeehan who died in the 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash.

Biography

Although his family has their ancestral roots in West Virginia, Pat McGeehan was raised throughout his youth on military bases around the world. In 1994, at the age of 14, Pat's father was killed in the line of duty. Shortly afterwards, Pat and his mother, along with his two younger brothers, moved to their native home in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. From 1994 to 1998, Pat attended Oak Glen High School in New Cumberland, WV, and subsequently gained an appointment to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Upon graduation from the Air Force Academy, Pat served for several years on active-duty in the United States Air Force as an Intelligence Officer, eventually reaching the rank of Captain. He served one tour in the Middle East, which included service in Afghanistan.

After leaving the military, McGeehan joined the business sector. In 2006 he became President of Mountain State Packaging Incorporated in Newell, West Virginia, and in 2007 became President of Panhandle Industries in Weirton, West Virginia. He left heavy industry and worked as an account director for Frontier Communications.[2] Currently, he teaches history and civics at a private Catholic school.

In 2008, McGeehan entered politics and overwhelmingly won election to the House of Delegates as the first Republican from his district in more than fifty years. He represented the 1st District in West Virginia in the House of Delegates from 2008 to 2010.[3]

As a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, McGeehan served on the Constitutional Revision Committee, the Enrolled Bills Committee and the Government Organization Committee.[2]

In 2010, McGeehan ran for the West Virginia Senate, District 1, but failed to win the GOP nomination.[4] In 2012, he won the GOP nomination for that seat, but lost in the general election.[5]

In 2012 he released a book entitled Printing Our Way to Poverty: The Consequences of American Inflation, which received strong praise from Congressman and former presidential candidate Ron Paul, as well as economist Dr. Andrew Young.[6]

In April 2013, McGeehan announced he would be running for the United States Senate seat vacated by Jay Rockefeller.[7]

On June 27, 2013, the Republican Liberty Caucus announced their endorsement of McGeehan.[8]

On January 25, 2014, McGeehan suspended his Senate campaign and filed to run for his former seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2014.[9] McGeehan won election to his former seat in the November 4 general election.[10]

References

  1. ^ Associated Press (November 5, 2008). "Democrats gain in Senate, lose in House". Charleston Daily Mail. p. 8A – via NewsBank.
  2. ^ a b "Patrick McGeehan". Ballotpedia.
  3. ^ "Pat McGeehan versus Charleston". Campaign for Liberty.
  4. ^ "2010 Primary Results" (PDF). West Virginia. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "State And County Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ron Paul praises McGeehan economics book – SalemNews.net". Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  7. ^ Huba, Stephen (April 10, 2013). "McGeehan runs for Senate seat". The Review. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "RLC Endorses McGeehan for US Senate | Republican Liberty Caucus". Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov.
  10. ^ (November 5, 2014) – "Hancock, Brooke Voters Choose 3 New Republican Leaders for W.Va. House". WTOV Steubenville. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

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