Dan Hill (West Virginia)

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Dan Hill
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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 14, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

West Virginia University Institute for Technology

Graduate

West Virginia University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Personal
Birthplace
Glen Ferris, W.Va.
Profession
Business owner and president
Contact

Dan Hill (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 51. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

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Biography

Dan Hill was born in Glen Ferris, West Virginia. Hill served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor's degree from the West Virginia University Institute for Technology and a graduate degree from West Virginia University. Hill's career experience includes working as a business owner and president.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Marshall Clay defeated Melissa Colagrosso in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marshall Clay
Marshall Clay (R)
 
67.1
 
4,857
Image of Melissa Colagrosso
Melissa Colagrosso (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.9
 
2,382

Total votes: 7,239
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Robyn Kincaid defeated Jack Thompson in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robyn Kincaid
 
52.6
 
625
Jack Thompson Candidate Connection
 
47.4
 
563

Total votes: 1,188
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Marshall Clay defeated Dan Hill in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marshall Clay
Marshall Clay
 
52.4
 
1,144
Image of Dan Hill
Dan Hill Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
1,038

Total votes: 2,182
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Incumbent Tom Fast defeated Gabe Pena in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast (R)
 
58.6
 
2,900
Gabe Pena (D)
 
41.4
 
2,045

Total votes: 4,945
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Gabe Pena defeated Robyn Kincaid in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gabe Pena
 
66.8
 
809
Robyn Kincaid
 
33.2
 
402

Total votes: 1,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Incumbent Tom Fast defeated Dan Hill in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Fast
Tom Fast
 
57.8
 
702
Image of Dan Hill
Dan Hill Candidate Connection
 
42.2
 
512

Total votes: 1,214
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2020

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 10

Jack Woodrum defeated William Laird in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jack Woodrum
Jack Woodrum (R)
 
58.6
 
25,315
Image of William Laird
William Laird (D)
 
41.4
 
17,895

Total votes: 43,210
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10

William Laird advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Laird
William Laird
 
100.0
 
10,980

Total votes: 10,980
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10

Jack Woodrum defeated Dan Hill in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jack Woodrum
Jack Woodrum
 
62.3
 
6,832
Image of Dan Hill
Dan Hill
 
37.7
 
4,127

Total votes: 10,959
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2018

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 10

Incumbent Stephen Baldwin defeated George Ambler in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin (D)
 
53.2
 
17,495
Image of George Ambler
George Ambler (R)
 
46.8
 
15,421

Total votes: 32,916
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10

Incumbent Stephen Baldwin advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10

George Ambler defeated Dan Hill in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of George Ambler
George Ambler
 
56.5
 
4,169
Image of Dan Hill
Dan Hill
 
43.5
 
3,216

Total votes: 7,385
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2016

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent William Laird (D) did not seek re-election.

Kenny Mann defeated Dave Perry in the West Virginia State Senate District 10 general election.[2][3]

West Virginia State Senate District 10, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kenny Mann 54.73% 21,148
     Democratic Dave Perry 45.27% 17,494
Total Votes 38,642
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Dave Perry ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]

West Virginia State Senate District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dave Perry  (unopposed)


Kenny Mann defeated Tom Ewing and Dan Hill in the West Virginia State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]

West Virginia State Senate District 10, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kenny Mann 47.05% 4,343
     Republican Tom Ewing 37.31% 3,444
     Republican Dan Hill 15.63% 1,443
Total Votes 9,230


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Dan Hill completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hill's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a lifetime resident of Fayette County who is passionate about moving Fayette County and West Viriginia forward.

My time of service began by serving our country through the US Marine Corps during Vietnam. I have continued to serve and invest my time on various community boards and committees.

But I also bring first-hand experience in the following areas:

Financially Prudent in Business - As a successful businessman, I understand what it takes to create jobs and bring new business to WV.

Education System - Prior to going into business, I taught at Valley Bridge Technical School and my wife, Becky, is a retired public school teacher. I know the challenges our education system faces and bring ideas to support teachers and provide a solid education for West Virginia families.

I welcome questions and conversations from the residents of District 51. Feel free visit my website for contact information. www.DanHillforWV.com

  • Boost our Economy - by bringing in large and medium manufacturing businesses, we could create jobs and boost the economy in those communities. I would also eliminate equipment taxes for small businesses in order to help them thrive as well as to attract other small businesses who aren't considering West Virginia due to the high taxes.
  • Prevention Programs - we have a serious problem with drugs, overcrowded prisons, and lack of marketable employment skills. Tackling these issues from a reactive standpoint, has not been successful in West Virginia or any where else. I would support family programs that tackle these areas before they become bigger issues.
  • Infrastructure - I would support funding to maintain our schools, state parks and roads to bring them back to repair.

Clean Water for All - 39% of West Virginia residents currently do not have public water service. This makes them susceptible to contaminated water with chemicals and harmful minerals.

Integrity - Elected officials have earned many negative titles due to lack of integrity. For our democracy to work, elected officials must represent their constituents and not their agenda.

Humility - good leaders are those who can listen to others and work towards a common goal to get things done. Too often people in our society are so ready to defend their stance that they don't truly listen to other perspectives.

Communication - elected officials should be available to hear from their constituents and keep them informed as to policies going through legislature that would affect them.

My heart behind running is truly to serve my community. I'm not using this platform to advance a political career.

The core responsibility is to truly represent the community they serve. This doesn't mean just letting the community dictate what should or shouldn't be done. Rather it means that the elected official is willing to hear from their constituents, discuss viewpoints, and then represent the common good in legislature.

I would like to have a part in restoring West Virginia to the economy we had when the coal industry was in full force. That means taking off the rearview mirror and coming up with new ways to make West Virginia great again.

I was 6 years old when the Vietnam War started. I later was drafted and served overseas with the U.S. Marine Corp.

I worked at the bowling alley that was in Glen Ferris. This was before the machines were invented to reset the pins. My job was to put the pins back up.

If we don't do something about the lack of workforce due to people unwilling to work and/or not trained with marketable job skills, we will continue to have manpower issues. This will cause families and individuals to move to other states for opportunities that should be available here in West Virginia.

I think having a working understanding of government politics is important. I have gained invaluable insight as to how policies are brought up and put through by serving in my local government on various boards. However, I think it's just as important, if not more so, that we have people who bring first-hand experience to businesses, education, and other areas that our constituents deal with daily. Policies can look good on paper but not be realistic when it comes to implementation. Having state legislators who bring first-hand experience allows the legislature to create and pass bills that are realistic in attaining its goals.

Absolutely. We are a team that needs to be able to hear each other. Too often in politics, we develop a silo approach where we close ourselves off to other insights and comments. I'm not referring to extreme left or right movements. But people will have different approaches to reach the same goal. We must have those relationships in place to best serve our state.

Charles Trump Republican member of the West Virginia Senate. He represents the 15th district

Roger Hanshaw - Speaker of the House

I believe in complete transparency and accountability. If we want our constituents to trust us, we have to be willing to be transparent in order to avoid more corruption.

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2022

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Candidate Connection

Dan Hill completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hill's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a lifetime resident of Fayette County who has started and run successful businesses. I also taught for a short time and my wife, Becky, is a retired school teacher so the education system both from the perspective of the teachers as well as student families is important to me.

  • My pragmatic approach to attract sustainable businesses to West Virginia will generate revenue for our education system. I have a proven track record of creating good-paying jobs for our families and I'd like to expand that in our state.
  • Our education system is an important part of West Virginia. I support our teachers and our families with children in the education system by allowing the Board of Education to determine what works best for our students and paying our teachers wages that are competitive.
  • West Virginia currently has a surplus. Therefore, there is no reason to raise taxes. I also support using our federal funding wisely by investing in our infrastructure. Not only is this an important way to attract people to our state both in tourism and relocating, but it proves thousands of good-paying jobs.

As a successful businessman, I am passionate about helping businesses start or relocate to West Virginia by providing incentive plans that make sense long term. We have natural resources, such as timber, that get transported out of our state into another state for production. I would support initiatives that would keep that production inside our state in order to generate income for our education system, provide jobs for our families, and overall improve our economy. Other states and cities have done this successfully, and I think we can learn from them as far as what works and what doesn't.

The Vietnam War wasn't the first event in my lifetime, but it was significant. I served as a Marine during that time when I was 18 years old.

I think it's beneficial to understand how our government works in order to do the best job. I have served on the Kanawha Falls PSD board as well as the Fayette County Zoning Board. I am also a member of various local government committees which gives me experience. However, I believe my business experience can bring a perspective that can bring a change to our economy.

I would describe myself as a conservative who is open to listening to all sides in order to make the best decision. When people take hard sides and shut down, it stops the productivity of our government and has a negative impact on the people we are there to represent.

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2020

Dan Hill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Hill's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:

I was born and raised here...I raised my family here...

I love this mountain state and all that is has to offer I care about our great state and recognize new leadership is needed in West Virginia

jobs, jobs, jobs I have employed hundreds of workers and know how to create jobs I will help teachers and state employees with PEIA benefits and wages.

I have a great love for the outdoors... Ive been call a Masterhunter

I am knowledgeable and keep up to date on new technology.

I am asking for your vote for state senate...so together...we can make West Virginia an even better place![6]

—Dan Hill (2016)[7]

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Dan Hill campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Lost primary$8,875 $10,280
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Lost primary$27,349 $27,992
2020West Virginia State Senate District 10Lost primary$20,000 N/A**
2018West Virginia State Senate District 10Lost primary$23,058 N/A**
Grand total$79,282 $38,271
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Dan Hill was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Hill was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[8] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016 and Republican delegates from West Virginia, 2016

District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.

West Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in West Virginia, 2016
West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 77.1% 157,238 30
Ted Cruz 9% 18,301 0
John Kasich 6.7% 13,721 1
Ben Carson 2.2% 4,421 0
Marco Rubio 1.4% 2,908 0
Jeb Bush 1.1% 2,305 0
Rand Paul 0.9% 1,798 0
Mike Huckabee 0.9% 1,780 0
Chris Christie 0.4% 727 0
Carly Fiorina 0.3% 659 0
David Hall 0.1% 203 0
Totals 204,061 31
Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[9][10]

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[9][10]

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