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William Laird IV

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Preceded by
  
John Shott

Nationality
  
American

Parents
  
William R. Laird, III

Succeeded by
  
David Perry

Role
  
American Politician


Succeeded by
  
Clark Barnes

Name
  
William IV

Preceded by
  
Shirley Love

Political party
  
Democratic

Party
  
Democratic Party

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Born
  
June 3, 1952 (age 71) Montgomery, West Virginia (
1952-06-03
)

Residence
  
Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States

Education
  
Concord University, American University, Marshall University

William Ramsey Laird IV (born June 3, 1952 in Montgomery, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 10 since January 12, 2013. Laird served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013 in the District 11 seat, and served non-consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from January 1997 until January 2001 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in a District 29 seat. Laird is the son of former United States Senator William R. Laird, III.

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Education

Laird attended American University and earned his BA from Concord College (now Concord University) and his MA from Marshall University.

Elections

  • 2012 Redistricted to District 10, Laird was unopposed for both the May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 11,264 votes, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 26,819 votes.
  • 1996 Laird was initially elected to a District 29 seat in the 1996 Democratic Primary and November 5, 1996 General election along with Tom Louisos (D) and John Pino (D).
  • 1998 Laird and the incumbents were challenged in the four-way 1998 Democratic Primary, but all place, and were unopposed for the November 3, 1998 General election when they were all re-elected.
  • 2008 When District 11 Democratic Senator Shirley Love left the Legislature and left a district seat open, Laird won the three-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary with 9,691 votes (44.1%), and won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 21,619 votes (59.6%) against Republican nominee Aubry Wilson and Mountain Party candidate James Waddell, who was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2010.

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