Ben Queen
2022 - Present
2026
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Ben Queen (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Queen (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Ben Queen was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and lives in Bridgeport. Queen graduated from Bridgeport High School. His career experience includes working as a professional photographer, media entrepreneur, and business owner.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Queen was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
- Senate Economic Development Committee
- Energy, Industry and Mining Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Government Organization Committee
- Pensions Committee
- Rule-Making Review Committee
2021-2022
Queen was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Queen was assigned to the following committees:
- House Health and Human Resources Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senior Citizen Issues Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Government Organization |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Political Subdivisions |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
State Senate
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Ben Queen defeated Austin Lynch and Harlin Felton in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Queen (R) | 68.7 | 18,711 |
 | Austin Lynch (L)  | 31.3 | 8,529 | |
 | Harlin Felton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | |
| Total votes: 27,248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Ben Queen advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Queen | 100.0 | 6,723 |
| Total votes: 6,723 | |||
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House of Delegates
Ben Queen did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Queen (R) | 16.4 | 16,706 |
| ✔ |  | Danny Hamrick (R) | 14.3 | 14,642 |
| ✔ |  | Laura Kimble (R) | 14.2 | 14,495 |
| ✔ |  | Clay Riley (R) | 13.3 | 13,559 |
 | Richard Iaquinta (D) | 11.8 | 12,083 | |
| Josh Maxwell (D) | 9.6 | 9,831 | |
| Robert Garcia (D) | 9.6 | 9,785 | |
 | Ryan Deems (D) | 7.1 | 7,297 | |
 | Will Hyman (L) | 2.2 | 2,275 | |
| J. Steve Hamilton (Mountain Party) | 1.4 | 1,476 | |
| Total votes: 102,149 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Iaquinta | 24.3 | 6,189 |
| ✔ | | Robert Garcia | 19.7 | 5,024 |
| ✔ | | Josh Maxwell | 17.3 | 4,401 |
| ✔ | | Ryan Deems | 14.9 | 3,796 |
 | Robin Righter | 12.4 | 3,173 | |
 | Justin Lung | 11.5 | 2,930 | |
| Total votes: 25,513 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Queen | 19.7 | 4,749 |
| ✔ | | Danny Hamrick | 17.3 | 4,176 |
| ✔ | | Laura Kimble | 16.1 | 3,892 |
| ✔ | | Clay Riley | 14.5 | 3,507 |
| Jason Campbell | 13.4 | 3,222 | |
 | Ben Hanlan | 12.5 | 3,026 | |
 | Garrett Stire | 6.4 | 1,541 | |
| Total votes: 24,113 | |||
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Mountain Party primary election
Mountain Party primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
J. Steve Hamilton advanced from the Mountain Party primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Steve Hamilton | 100.0 | 71 |
| Total votes: 71 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
Will Hyman advanced from the Libertarian convention for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Will Hyman (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy Miley (D) | 14.5 | 11,954 |
| ✔ | | Ben Queen (R) | 14.1 | 11,644 |
| ✔ | | Danny Hamrick (R) | 12.9 | 10,664 |
| ✔ |  | Terry Waxman (R) | 12.5 | 10,296 |
| Richard Iaquinta (D) | 12.1 | 10,004 | |
| Robert Garcia (D) | 9.7 | 8,022 | |
| Derek McIntyre (D) | 8.9 | 7,330 | |
| Debra Shrieves (R) | 8.5 | 7,019 | |
| Clay Riley (Independent) | 4.4 | 3,670 | |
| Will Hyman (L) | 2.4 | 2,021 | |
| Total votes: 82,624 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
Incumbent Timothy Miley, incumbent Richard Iaquinta, Derek McIntyre, and Robert Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Miley | 29.6 | 5,510 |
| ✔ | | Richard Iaquinta | 27.7 | 5,163 |
| ✔ | | Derek McIntyre | 21.6 | 4,026 |
| ✔ | | Robert Garcia | 21.0 | 3,917 |
| Total votes: 18,616 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 (4 seats)
Incumbent Danny Hamrick, Terry Waxman, incumbent Ben Queen, and Debra Shrieves advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny Hamrick | 27.1 | 3,313 |
| ✔ | | Terry Waxman | 25.5 | 3,110 |
| ✔ | | Ben Queen | 25.3 | 3,097 |
| ✔ | | Debra Shrieves | 22.1 | 2,697 |
| Total votes: 12,217 | |||
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2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Patsy Trecost II (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Richard Iaquinta |
14.17% | 13,586 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Miley Incumbent |
16.06% | 15,401 | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
14.25% | 13,661 | |
| Republican | Ben Queen |
15.46% | 14,825 | |
| Democratic | Derek McIntyre | 10.02% | 9,606 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Worth | 9.59% | 9,195 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman Incumbent | 11.31% | 10,847 | |
| Republican | Rick Wolfe | 9.14% | 8,762 | |
| Total Votes | 95,883 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Iaquinta |
18.84% | 7,172 | |
| Democratic | Derek McIntyre |
9.97% | 3,797 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Miley Incumbent |
21.28% | 8,104 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Worth |
10.45% | 3,980 | |
| Democratic | Robert Garcia | 9.00% | 3,428 | |
| Democratic | Brad Hinerman | 8.34% | 3,174 | |
| Democratic | Paul Howe III | 7.62% | 2,901 | |
| Democratic | Brock Malcolm | 6.14% | 2,338 | |
| Democratic | Martin Shaffer | 8.36% | 3,182 | |
| Total Votes | 38,076 | |||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 48, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Danny Hamrick Incumbent |
22.82% | 5,107 | |
| Republican | Ben Queen |
20.03% | 4,483 | |
| Republican | Terry Waxman Incumbent |
20.78% | 4,651 | |
| Republican | Rick Wolfe |
13.61% | 3,046 | |
| Republican | Jeff Palmer | 12.54% | 2,806 | |
| Republican | Debra S. Shrieves | 10.21% | 2,286 | |
| Total Votes | 22,379 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
Ben Queen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2023
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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia State Senate District 12 |
Officeholder West Virginia State Senate District 12 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia State Senate, "Ben Queen," accessed February 24, 2023
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
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| Preceded by Mike Romano (D) |
West Virginia State Senate District 12 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 48 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
