Stephen Baldwin (politician)

Stephen Baldwin
Minority Leader of the West Virginia Senate
In office
January 13, 2021 – December 1, 2022
Preceded byRoman Prezioso
Succeeded byMike Woelfel
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 10th district
In office
October 16, 2017 – December 1, 2022
Preceded byRonald F. Miller
Succeeded byVince Deeds
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 42nd district
In office
January 11, 2017 – October 16, 2017
Preceded byRay Canterbury
Succeeded byJeff Campbell
Personal details
Born (1982-01-13) January 13, 1982 (age 42)
Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCity University of New York, Queens (BA)
Vanderbilt University (MDiv)

Stephen Baldwin Jr. is an American politician and former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate,[1][2] representing the 10th district from 2016 to 2022.[3] During the 85th Legislature, Baldwin served as the Senate Minority Leader.[4] Baldwin was the third Minority Leader since the Republicans took the majority in the Senate in 2014.[4]

Prior to his appointment to the State Senate, Baldwin represented the 42nd District in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and was a member of the Greenbrier County Board of Education.[1]

In 2022, Baldwin lost re-election to Vince Deeds, becoming one of only two state legislative leaders to lose re-election in 2022.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Stephen Baldwin". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Stephen Baldwin, Jr.'s Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Brad McElhinny (October 16, 2017). "Delegate Stephen Baldwin named to open Senate seat". WV MetroNews. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Adams, Steven Allen (December 8, 2020). "Baldwin selected as next West Virginia Senate Minority Leader". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
  5. ^ "Election Day 2022: Results for Legislative Leaders". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.