On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (WV) - District 16
Room 246M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-340-3310
107 Hancock Court
Charles Town , WV 25414
Phone: 304-728-8139
Phone: 304-268-4266
Room 246M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
107 Hancock Court
Charles Town, WV 25414
Full Name:
Paul Allen Espinosa
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cathy; 3 Children: Paul Jr., Megan, Emma
Birth Date:
04/28/1962
Birth Place:
Ranson, WV
Home City:
Pembroke Grove, WV
Religion:
Roman Catholic
BA, Youth Services, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1980-1984
Speaker Pro Tempore, West Virginia House of Delegates, 2023-present
Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 98, 2022-present
Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 16, 2024
Majority Whip, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2019-2023
Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 98, 2022
Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 66, 2012-2022
Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 66, 2020
Assistant Majority Whip, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Finance
Member, Rules Committee
Chair, Subcommittee on Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
Member, House Education Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates, present
Member, House Political Subdivisions Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates, present
Member, House Roads and Transportation Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates, present
Former Chair, Education Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State Assembly
Former Member, Joint Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Minority Issues Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development, West Virginia House of Delegates
Former President, Parks and Recreation Commission
Former Member, Roads and Transportation Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Public Affairs Manager, ROCKWOOL North America, 2019-present
Assistant Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer, CNB Bank Incoropated, 2018-2019
General Manager, Frontier Communications, 2008-2016
Business Services Officer/Financial Center Manager, BB&T, 2003-2007
Sales Associate, Citizens Communications, 2001-2003
Marketing Coordinator, GS Communications, Incorporated, 1996-2001
Communications Director, Charles Town Races, Incorporated, 1985-1995
Former President/Member, Rotary Club of Charles Town, 2003-present
Member, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, 2001-present
Member, Saint James the Greater Catholic Church, present
Member, YLA Youth in Government Committee, present
Member, American-Danish Business Council
Former Member, Board of Directors, Jefferson County Development Authority
Member, Eastern Panhandle Business Association
Member, Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Member, Jefferson County Historical Society
Former President, Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Commission
Member, National Rifle Association
Past Board Chair, United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, 2012-2013