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A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the West Virginia Senate from 1980 to 2011 and as president of the West Virginia Senate from 1995 to 2011. Tomblin became acting governor in November 2010 following Joe Manchin 's election to the U.S. Senate.
Oct 4, 2011 · Tomblin was sworn in as Acting Governor on November 16, 2010. [9] [10] He became the interim Governor of West Virginia when current Governor Joe Manchin resigned to fill the United States Senate seat of the late Senator Robert C. Byrd. [11] [12] [13] Tomblin's plans as acting governor.
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Tomblin became acting governor on November 15, 2010, after former Governor Joe Manchin was elected to succeed the late Robert C. Byrd in the U.S. Senate. That made Tomblin the second Senate president to serve as governor and the first one to do so under the state Constitution adopted in 1872.
Since West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, during the American Civil War, 34 men have served as governor. Two, Arch A. Moore Jr. (West Virginia's 28th and 30th governor) and Cecil H. Underwood (West Virginia's 25th and 32nd governor), served two nonconsecutive terms in office. The longest-serving governor was Moore, who ...
No.GovernorGovernorGovernor36Jim Justice (b. 1951) [116]January 16, 2017 [117] – Incumbent [g]36Jim Justice (b. 1951) [116]January 16, 2017 [117] – Incumbent [g]35Earl Ray Tomblin (b. 1952) [114]November 15, 2010 [115] – January 16, ...34Joe Manchin (b. 1947) [112]January 17, 2005 [113] – November 15, ...- Four years, renewable once consecutively
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Nov 15, 2010 · By Lawrence Messina. Associated Press Writer. Nov 15, 2010 Updated Jul 29, 2014. State Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin became West Virginia’s 35th governor Monday, taking his oath before...
Jan 14, 2013 · Staff report. Jan 14, 2013. 0. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin was sworn in today as the 35th Governor of West Virginia in front of several hundred friends, family members, supporters and fellow West Virginians who gathered at the State Capitol.
Oct 5, 2011 · Tomblin, a 36-year politician who had served as acting governor since Joe Manchin left the governorship for the Senate last fall, defeated Republican drilling executive Bill Maloney in a...