Scott Cadle Explained

Scott Cadle
State Delegate:	West Virginia
District:	13th^[1]
Term Start:	December 1, 2012
Term End:	December 1, 2016
Predecessor:	Helen Martin
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Letart, West Virginia
Alma Mater:	Glenville State College
Termstart2:	December 1, 2018
Termend2:	December 1, 2020
Successor2:	Jonathan Pinson, Joshua Higginbotham

Scott Nelson Cadle^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th District from 2012 to 2016 and again from 2018 until 2020.

Politics

Cadle made national news in 2016 for sharing and drinking unpasteurized milk, after voting for a law that legalized it in West Virginia.^[3] Cadle claimed that any illness from consuming the milk was a coincidence. He was later reprimanded by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in connection with the incident.^[4]

In 2018, Cadle was named as an assistant majority whip by Speaker Roger Hanshaw.^[5]

In 2020, Cadle voted against the creation of an intermediate court of appeals.^{[6] [7]} Later that year, Cadle joined six fellow Delegates in a letter to Governor Jim Justice, expressing concern over the use of emergency gubernatorial powers during the coronavirus pandemic.^[8]

Personal

Cadle has worked as a truck driver for over 45 years.^[9] Cadle attended Glenville State College.

Elections

• 2020: Cadle was one of ten incumbent Republican lawmakers—including seven in the House of Delegates, who lost to fellow Republicans in the June primary election.^[10] Cadle came in third place (out of five contenders) in the 13th District's top-two primary, behind future Delegate Jonathan Pinson and then-Delegate Joshua Higginbotham.^[11]
• 2012: To challenge incumbent District 13 Democratic Representatives Brady Paxton and appointed Representative Helen Martin, Cadle ran in the four-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 1,526 votes (32.3%),^[12] and placed second in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 6,149 votes (25.7%) behind Representative Paxton and ahead of fellow Republican nominee Brian Scott and Democratic Representative Martin.^[13]

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
  • Scott Cadle at Ballotpedia
• Scott Cadle at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scott Cadle . . . March 24, 2014.
2. Web site: Scott Cadle's Biography . . March 24, 2014.
3. News: Johnson. John. March 10, 2016. Lawmaker: My raw milk didn't make colleagues sick. USA Today.
4. News: Maccaro. Matt. March 25, 2016. Del. Scott Cadle reprimanded by DHHR for distributing raw milk during session. West Virginia MetroNews.
5. News: McElhinny. Brad. December 18, 2018. New chairmen named for House Finance, Education. West Virginia MetroNews.
6. News: Adams. Steven Allen. March 7, 2020. West Virginia House of Delegates rules against intermediate court of appeals. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
7. News: Izaguirre. Anthony. March 6, 2020. Again, West Virginia intermediate court bill fails. WHSV-TV.
8. News: McElhinny. Brad. May 11, 2020. In novel crisis, where's the line on the governor's emergency powers?. West Virginia MetroNews.
9. News: October 31, 2018. Meet the candidates: House of Delegates, 13th District. Point Pleasant Register.
10. News: Jenkins. Jeff. June 10, 2020. Rough and tumble primary for Republicans. West Virginia MetroNews.
11. Web site: June 9, 2020 Primary Election Results. West Virginia Secretary of State.
12. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results . . Charleston, West Virginia . March 24, 2014.
13. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . March 24, 2014.