Vince Deeds Explained

Vince Deeds
State Senate:West Virginia
Alongside:Jack Woodrum
District:10th
Term Start:December 1, 2022
Predecessor:Stephen Baldwin
Birth Date:15 July 1970
Birth Place:Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Virginia Tech (BS)
FBI National Academy University of Virginia (M.Psych.)

Vincent S. Deeds is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 10th district, and a retired West Virginia state trooper and pastor.[1]

Early life

Deeds grew up on a dairy farm in Jumping Branch, West Virginia, and attended Summers County High School. After graduating high school, Deeds attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

Career

West Virginia State Police

Vince Deeds started his career with the West Virginia State Police (WVSP) in 1994 and retired in 2019 after twenty-five years of service. He retired as a lieutenant colonel.[1] During his career, he served as detachment commander, inspector, sniper team commander, troop commander, and chief of staff services.[2] Deeds was also a member of the WVSP Special Operations unit and a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Retirement

After Deeds retired from the West Virginia State Police in 2019, he began working for the Greenbrier County Board of Education as director of safety and security and the Greenbrier County Prosecutor's Office as chief investigator. In 2021, he announced his candidacy for the West Virginia State Senate. Deeds is also the pastor of Sinks Grove Baptist Church in Sinks Grove, West Virginia.[3]

Elections

West Virginia Senate

2022

In July 2021, Deeds announced his candidacy for West Virginia's 10th Senatorial District and was elected on November 8, 2022.[4] After winning the Republican nomination, Deeds challenged State Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, and won 58.7-37.9%.[4] [5]

Personal life

Vince Deeds is married to his wife, Michelle, who is the director of nursing at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, and has two sons, Justin, a Lewisburg PD officer, and Tristan, a West Point cadet. They reside in Renick, West Virginia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-04-30 . Meet your candidate: Vince Deeds . 2022-11-13 . West Virginia Daily News . en-US.
  2. Web site: Publications . 2022-11-13 . West Virginia State Police.
  3. Web site: In their own words - Vince Deeds, candidate for Senate District 10 . 2022-11-13 . Beckley Register-Herald . 4 November 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: West Virginia State Senate District 10 . 2022-11-13 . Ballotpedia . en.
  5. Web site: Gunnoe . Cameron B. . 2022-11-08 . Stephen Baldwin falls in District 10 as Vince Deeds commands race . 2022-11-13 . Lootpress . en-US.