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Gary Howell's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (WV) - District 87

Contact Information

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Post Office Box 39
Keyser, WV 26726

Office

Room 202E, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Post Office Box 39
Keyser, WV 26726

Full Name:

Gary Gibson Howell

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Kristen

Birth Date:

11/01/1966

Birth Place:

Cumberland, MD

Home City:

Keyser, WV

Religion:

Methodist

BS, Management, Frostburg State University, 1990

Associate's, Potomac State College of West Virginia University, 1985-1988

Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 87, 2022-present

Speaker Pro Tempore, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2021-present

Former Chair, Current Vice Chair, Mineral County Republican Executive Committee, present

Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 87, 2024

Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 56, 2010-2022

Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 56, 2020

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 14, 2008

National Chair, State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus, 2013-present

Former Chair, Government Organization Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Chair, Joint Government Operations Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Roads and Transportation Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Select Committee on Education Reform B, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Post Audits, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Vice President, Mineral County Planning Commission, 2005-2007

Chief Executive Officer, Howell Holding, Limited Liability Company, 1990-present

Owner, Mail Order Auto Parts Born, present

Member, Board of Directors, Potomac Highland Guild, 2012-present

Member, Keyser Moose, present

Member, Mineral County Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, Southern Legislative Conference Executive Committee, present

Member, Specialty Equipment Marketing Association, present

Associate Member, Fountain Ruritan Club

Past President, Keyser Rotary

Member, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, West Virginia Chapter

Former Member, West Virginia Motorsports Council

Vice President, Keyser Rotary, 2008

Secretary, United States 50 Association, 2004-2008

Member, West Virginia Motorsports Council, 2005-2008

Awards:

2002 Recognized by both the Mineral County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Authority for "Superior Growth through technology";
2003 named "West Virginia Export Business of the Year" by the US Small Business Administration;
2005 Honored by the West Virginia Motorsports Council for Promoting the State through Motorsports;
2007 Honored by the WV Economic Development Office for Opening new export markets;
2008 nominated for a position on the Specialty Equipment Market Associations national board of directors.

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