Michael Manypenny
Michael Manypenny (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 49. He assumed office in 2008. He left office in 2014.
Manypenny (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 73. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Manypenny was also a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of West Virginia.[1]
Biography
Manypenny earned his B.S. in agriculture/forestry from West Virginia University in 1986.
Manypenny was the owner of Blue Ridge Landscaping and Environmental Services from 1979 to 1987. He then worked as manager of Prime Landscaping from 1986 to 1990 and as manager of Central Coast Landscape from 1990 to 1994. From 1999 to 2008, he was Director of Global Impact, Incorporated. Manypenny worked as an operations manager for Oak Grove Greenhouses from 2003 to 2008. He has also been an agricultural/environmental consultant.
Manypenny was a campaigner for the West Virginia Presidential Election Campaign in 2000. He was a candidate for the West Virginia State House of Delegates in 2004 and 2006 but was not elected.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Manypenny served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice Chair |
| • Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
| • Agriculture and Agri-business, Vice Chair |
| • Joint Judiciary |
| • Water Resources |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Manypenny served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Manypenny served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Government Organization |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
Issues
Marijuana legalization
In 2013, Manypenny introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in limited and medical cases. Manypenny said that marijuana could be more effective and less harmful than some prescribed drugs, including drugs given to children with epilepsy. In September 2013, after the Obama administration announced that the federal government would not punish states for legalizing marijuana as long as the distribution was regulated, Manypenny told The Charleston Gazette that his chances for successfully forwarding his legislation had increased.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 73
Incumbent Amy Summers defeated Michael Manypenny in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 73 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Summers (R) | 69.4 | 3,347 |
 | Michael Manypenny (D) | 30.6 | 1,479 | |
| Total votes: 4,826 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 73
Michael Manypenny advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 73 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Manypenny | 100.0 | 765 |
| Total votes: 765 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 73
Incumbent Amy Summers advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 73 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Summers | 100.0 | 1,599 |
| Total votes: 1,599 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 49
Incumbent Amy Summers defeated Michael Manypenny in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Summers (R) | 62.0 | 5,091 |
| Michael Manypenny (D) | 38.0 | 3,116 | |
| Total votes: 8,207 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 49
Michael Manypenny defeated Brandon Antion in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Manypenny | 71.4 | 1,497 |
 | Brandon Antion | 28.6 | 600 | |
| Total votes: 2,097 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 49
Incumbent Amy Summers advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Summers | 100.0 | 2,172 |
| Total votes: 2,172 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley defeated Kendra Fershee in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David McKinley (R) | 64.6 | 127,997 |
 | Kendra Fershee (D) | 35.4 | 70,217 | |
| Total votes: 198,214 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Kendra Fershee defeated Ralph Baxter and Tom Payne in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendra Fershee | 47.2 | 23,137 |
| Ralph Baxter | 38.1 | 18,670 | |
 | Tom Payne | 14.6 | 7,169 | |
| Total votes: 48,976 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | David McKinley |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent David McKinley (R) defeated challenger Mike Manypenny (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent on May 10, 2016.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  David McKinley Incumbent |
69% | 163,469 | |
| Democratic | Mike Manypenny | 31% | 73,534 | |
| Total Votes | 237,003 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Michael Manypenny was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Amy Summers was unopposed in the Republican primary. Manypenny defeated Summers in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Amy Summers |
54.2% | 2,586 | |
| Democratic | Mike Manypenny Incumbent | 45.8% | 2,187 | |
| Total Votes | 4,773 | |||
2012
Manypenny ran for re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 49. Manypenny defeated Francis W. Nestor in the May 8 primary election and defeated Jeff Tansill in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Manypenny Incumbent |
53.1% | 3,453 | |
| Republican | Jeff Tansill | 46.9% | 3,047 | |
| Total Votes | 6,500 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael Manypenny Incumbent |
72.2% | 1,801 |
| Francis W. Nestor | 27.8% | 695 |
| Total Votes | 2,496 | |
2010
Manypenny was re-elected to District 42. He defeated Republican Jeff Tansill in the general election. Manypenny was one of two candidates running for the position in District 42 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election.[8][9][10]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Michael Manypenny (D)
|
3,223 | 54.18% | ||
| Jeffrey Tansill (R) | 2,726 | 45.82% | ||
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Michael Noel Manypenny II (D)
|
1,830 | 63.79% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Manypenny did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Manypenny did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2014
In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 73 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Manypenny," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ The Charleston Gazette, "Holder energizes W.Va. marijuana supporter," September 6, 2013
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 49 2008-2014 |
Succeeded by Amy Summers (R) |
