Ron Stollings Explained

Ron Stollings
State Senate:West Virginia
District:7th
Term Start:December 1, 2006
Term End:December 1, 2022
Predecessor:Tracy Dempsey
Successor:Michael B. Stuart
Birth Date:24 April 1955
Birth Place:Madison, West Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Education:Wake Forest University
West Virginia University (BA, MS)
Marshall University (MD)

Ronny Douglas Stollings (born April 24, 1955) is a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, who represented the 7th district from 2006 to 2022. The 7th District is based in Southern West Virginia, covering all of Boone, Lincoln, and Logan Counties and parts of Mingo and Wayne Counties. Stollings' success in the district is notable, considering Donald Trump won the district by a 78%-19% margin in 2016, which was Trump’s best performance in any of the state’s 17 Senate districts.[1]

Politics

During his time in the Senate, Stollings has served as Vice Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources during the 78th and 79th Legislatures (2006-2010); Chair of the Committee on Confirmations during the 79th Legislature (2008-2010); and Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources during the 80th and 81st Legislatures (2010-2014).[2]

Stollings ran for governor in 2020, finishing third in the Democratic primary, behind Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango and community organizer Stephen Smith.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Singer. Jeff. September 23, 2019. Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 9/23. Daily Kos.
  2. Web site: Ron D. Stollings (D - Boone, 07) Biography.
  3. Web site: Stollings takes campaign bus on the road in final weeks. 5 WDTV. Croup. Josh. May 22, 2020. June 10, 2020.