Doug Reynolds (politician)

Douglas Vernon Reynolds (born February 8, 1976 in Huntington, West Virginia an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 17 from January 12, 2013 to January 2017. Reynolds served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 in the District 16 seat. In 2016 Reynolds decided against running for his seat again, instead opting to run for the Attorney General of West Virginia position. Reynolds is also an attorney and the president of Energy Services of America, a pipeline construction company.

Contents

• Education
• Elections
• References

Education

Reynolds earned his BA from Duke University and his JD from the West Virginia University College of Law.

Elections

2012 Redistricted to District 17 along with fellow District 16 Delegate Dale Stephens, Reynolds placed second in the three-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary with 2,210 votes (41.8%), and placed first in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 7,198 votes (32.9%) ahead of Delegate Stephens (D) and Republican nominees Michael Ankrom and Joyce Holland.

2004 Reynolds ran in the six-way 2004 Democratic Primary but did not place; incumbents Greg Howard (R) and Kelli Sobonya (R) were both re-elected along with former Delegate Dale Stephens (D) in the six-way three-position November 2, 2004 General election.

2006 Reynolds placed in the four-way 2006 Democratic Primary and was elected in the six-way three-position November 7, 2006 General election along with incumbent Delegates Sobonya (R) and Stephens (D), unseating Delegate Howard (R).

2008 Reynolds placed first in the five-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary with 5,573 votes (25.4%), and placed first in the four-way three-position November 4, 2008 General election with 12,462 votes (27.4%) ahead of Delegates Sobonya (R) and Stephens (D) and Democratic nominee Amy Herrenkohl.

2010 Reynolds and Delegate Stephens were unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary where Reynolds second with 2,941 votes (47.2%); Reynolds placed second in the four-way three-position November 2, 2010 General election with 8,900 votes (26.4%) behind Delegate Sobonya (R) and ahead of Delegate Stephens (D) and Republican nominee Tomma Anne See.