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Barbara Fleischauer
Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2022
Preceded byCindy Frich
Nancy Houston
Succeeded byNew boundaries
Constituency51st district (2012–2022)
44th district (2006–2012)
In office
December 1, 1994 – December 1, 2004
Preceded byStephen Cook
Mike Oliverio
Succeeded by Charlene Marshall
Constituency44th district
Personal details
Born (1953-09-01) September 1, 1953 (age 70)
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Residence Morgantown, West Virginia
Alma mater Allegheny College
West Virginia University College of Law
Profession Attorney
Website friendsofbarbara.com

Barbara Evans Fleischauer (born September 1, 1953, in Homestead, Pennsylvania) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 51 [1] since January 12, 2013. Fleischauer served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 and non-consecutively from January 1995 until January 2005 in a District 44 seat.

In November 2021, Fleischauer announced she would not seek re-election to the House of Delegates and instead run for the 13th District in the 2022 elections for the West Virginia Senate. [2]

Politics

Until Republicans gained control of the House following the 2014 elections, Fleischauer chaired the Committee on Constitutional Revision during the 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 78th, 79th, 80th and 81st Legislatures (1996–2004; 2006–2014); co-chaired the Equal Pay Commission during the 73rd, 74th and 75th Legislatures (1996–2002); and co-chaired the Juvenile Task Force during the 73rd, 74th and 75th Legislatures (1996–2002). [1]

Since the 2014 elections, Fleischauer has served as Minority chair of the House Judiciary Committee during the 84th Legislature (2018–2020) and Minority chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee during the 85th Legislature (2020–2022). [1]

In 2018, Democrats — including Fleischauer — swept all five seats in the 51st district, the largest multi-member district in the House. As a result, the Monongalia County delegates, all Democrats, called themselves “The Fab Five” and frequently voted and worked together on bills. [3] This was especially notable given that Fleischauer was the only Democratic member of the delegation just four years earlier, after the 2014 elections. [4] In 2020, Delegate Rodney Pyles was defeated for re-election by former Republican Delegate Joe Statler, breaking the all-Democratic delegation.

Personal

Fleischauer earned her BA degree from Allegheny College and her JD from the West Virginia University College of Law. She is married to West Virginia University College of Law Professor Bob Bastress and has two children. [5]

Elections

2010 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2010
Monongalia County, 44th District
(Vote for 4)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlene Marshall (incumbent) 4,921 23.05%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 4,819 22.57%
Democratic Stephen Lee Cook 3,514 16.46%
Democratic Anthony Barill 3,280 15.36%
Democratic Charles William Byrer 2,441 11.43%
Democratic Shelby Jean Bosley 2,375 11.12%
Total votes 21,350 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2010
Monongalia County, 44th District
(Vote for 4)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlene Marshall (incumbent) 12,003 15.41%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 11,460 14.72%
Republican Amanda Pasdon 9,736 12.50%
Democratic Anthony Barill 9,494 12.19%
Republican Chris Walters 8,806 11.31%
Democratic Stephen Lee Cook 8,445 10.84%
Republican Kevin Scott Poe 8,273 10.62%
Republican Kevin Lee Patrick Jr. 6,356 8.16%
Independent Paul Burton Brown 2,559 3.29%
Libertarian Tad Britch 747 0.96%
Total votes 77,879 100.00%

2012 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2012
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlene Marshall (incumbent) 5,358 25.07%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 5,226 24.45%
Democratic Anthony Barill (incumbent) 4,414 20.65%
Democratic Billy Smerka Jr. 3,189 14.92%
Democratic Nancy Jamison 3,188 14.91%
Total votes 21,375 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2012
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlene Marshall (incumbent) 15,078 11.97%
Republican Cindy Frich 14,677 11.65%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 14,381 11.41%
Republican Amanda Pasdon (incumbent) 13,542 10.75%
Democratic Anthony Barill (incumbent) 13,188 10.47%
Republican Kevin Scott Poe 11,535 9.16%
Democratic Nancy Jamison 11,112 8.82%
Democratic Billy Smerka Jr. 11,067 8.78%
Republican John P. Woods 10,388 8.25%
Republican Jay Redmond 9,907 7.86%
American Freedom Harry V. Bertram 1,110 0.88%
Total votes 125,985 100.00%

2014 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2014
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 3,346 19.56%
Democratic Charlene Marshall (incumbent) 3,149 18.41%
Democratic Anthony Barill (incumbent) 2,407 14.07%
Democratic John Williams 2,223 12.99%
Democratic Nancy Jamison 2,183 12.76%
Democratic Marti Shamberger 1,955 11.43%
Democratic Michael David Safcask 1,846 10.79%
Total votes 17,109 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2014
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Kurcaba 9,040 11.28%
Republican Amanda Pasdon (incumbent) 9,006 11.24%
Republican Cindy Frich (incumbent) 8,782 10.96%
Republican Joe Statler 8,772 10.95%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 8,543 10.66%
Democratic Charlene Marshall (incumbent) 8,133 10.15%
Democratic John Williams 7,622 9.51%
Democratic Anthony Barill (incumbent) 7,378 9.21%
Republican Bill Flanigan 5,995 7.48%
Democratic Nancy Jamison 5,769 7.20%
Libertarian Ed Olesh 1,093 1.36%
Total votes 80,133 100.00%

2016 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2016
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 9,702 20.12%
Democratic John Williams 6,438 13.35%
Democratic Evan Hansen 6,414 13.30%
Democratic Nancy Jamison 6,136 12.73%
Democratic Rodney Pyles 5,842 12.12%
Democratic Billy Smerka Jr. 5,603 11.62%
Democratic John G. Lucas 4,105 8.51%
Democratic Barry Lee Wendell 3,971 8.24%
Total votes 48,211 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2016
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 16,269 11.84%
Republican Cindy Frich (incumbent) 16,182 11.78%
Republican Joe Statler (incumbent) 15,318 11.15%
Democratic John Williams 14,386 10.47%
Democratic Rodney Pyles 13,025 9.48%
Democratic Evan Hansen 12,988 9.45%
Democratic Nancy Jamison 12,426 9.04%
Republican Roger Shuttlesworth 12,407 9.03%
Republican Eric Finch 9,832 7.16%
Republican Michael Acevdeo 9,742 7.09%
Libertarian Eddie Wagoner 4,824 3.51%
Total votes 137,399 100.00%

2018 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2018
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 6,116 21.54%
Democratic Evan Hansen 5,639 19.86%
Democratic Danielle Walker 5,104 17.98%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 4,994 17.59%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 3,952 13.92%
Democratic Cory Kennedy 2,585 9.11%
Total votes 28,390 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2018
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 16,357 12.21%
Democratic Evan Hansen 15,558 11.62%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 15,045 11.23%
Democratic Danielle Walker 14,725 10.99%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 14,240 10.63%
Republican Joe Statler (incumbent) 13,051 9.74%
Republican Cindy Frich (incumbent) 12,601 9.41%
Republican Debbie Warner 11,058 8.26%
Republican Roger Shuttlesworth 8,885 6.63%
Republican Aaron Metz 8,464 6.32%
Libertarian Buddy Guthrie 3,011 2.25%
American Freedom Harry Bertram 942 0.70%
Write-in 79 0.06%
Total votes 134,016 100.00%

2020 election

Primary election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2020
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danielle Walker (incumbent) 9,685 20.65%
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 9,626 20.52%
Democratic Evan Hansen (incumbent) 9,300 19.83%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 8,065 17.19%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 6,889 14.69%
Democratic Jeffrey Budkey 3,343 7.13%
Total votes 46,908 100.00%

General election

West Virginia House of Delegates, 2020
Monongalia County, 51st District
(Vote for 5)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Evans Fleischauer (incumbent) 19,718 11.84%
Democratic Evan Hansen (incumbent) 18,800 11.29%
Republican Joe Statler 18,304 10.99%
Democratic Danielle Walker (incumbent) 17,931 10.77%
Democratic John Williams (incumbent) 17,737 10.65%
Republican Cindy Frich 17,704 10.63%
Democratic Rodney Pyles (incumbent) 17,689 10.63%
Republican Justin White 14,187 8.52%
Republican Todd Stainbrook 12,204 7.33%
Republican Zach Lemaire 12,134 7.29%
Write-in 71 0.04%
Total votes 166,479 100.00%
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 51 alongside the other three District 44 incumbents, Fleischauer placed second in the five-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary with 5,226 votes (24.5%), [6] and placed third in the eleven-way five-position November 6, 2012 General election with 14,381 votes (10.8%), behind incumbent Democratic Representative Charlene Marshall, former Republican Representative Cindy Frich, and ahead of incumbent Representatives Amanda Pasdon and Anthony Barill and non-selectees Republican nominee Kevin Poe (who had run for a District 44 seat in 2010), Democratic nominees Nancy Jamison and Billy Smerka, Republican nominees John Woods and Jay Redmond, and American Third Position candidate Harry Bertram, [7] who had run for governor in 2011.
  • 1990s & Early 2000s Fleischauer was initially elected to a District 44 seat in the 1994 Democratic Primary and November 8, 1994, General election, and was re-elected in the general election of November 5, 1996.
  • 1998 Fleischauer placed in the seven-way Democratic Primary and was re-elected in the eight-way four-position November 3, 1998 General election with nominees Sheirl Fletcher (R), Charlene Marshall (D), and Nancy Houston (D).
  • 2000 Fleischauer placed in the six-way 2000 Democratic Primary and was re-elected in the seven-way four position November 7, 2000 with incumbent Representatives Fletcher (R) and Marshall (D) and Democratic nominee Robert Beach, unseating Representative Houston (D).
  • 2002 When Representative Marshall ran for West Virginia Senate and Representative Fletcher left the Legislature leaving two district seats open, Fleischauer placed in the nine-way 2002 Democratic Primary and was re-elected in the seven-way four-position November 5, 2002 General election with incumbent Representative Beach (D), returning Representative Houston, and Republican nominee Cindy Frich.
  • 2004 Fleischauer placed in the five-way 2004 Democratic Primary but lost the eight-way four-position November 2, 2004 General election which re-elected incumbent Representatives Beach (D), Frich (R), and Houston (D), and reseated former Representative Marshall (D).
  • 2006 When Representative Houston left the Legislature and left a district seat open, Fleischauer placed in the six-way 2006 Democratic Primary and was re-elected in the eight-way four-position November 7, 2006 General election alongside incumbent Democratic Representatives Beach (D) and Marshall(D) and Democratic nominee Alex Shook.
  • 2008 Fleischauer placed second in the five-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary with 8,933 votes (23.5%), [8] and placed fourth in the six-way four-position November 4, 2008 General election with 16,061 votes (17.8%) behind incumbent Democratic Representatives Shook, Marshall, and Beach. [9]
  • 2010 When Representative Robert Beach ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Fleischauer placed second in the six-way May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary with 4,819 votes (22.6%), [10] and placed second in the ten-way four-position November 2, 2010 General election with 9,736 votes (12.5%) behind incumbent Democratic Representative Charlene Marshall and ahead of Republican nominee Amanda Pasdon, Democratic nominee Anthony Barill, and non-selectees Chris Walters (R), Stephen Cook (D), Kevin Poe (R), Kevin Patrick (R), Paul Brown (I), and Tad Britch (L). [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Barbara Fleischauer's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 4, 2021). "Fleischauer announces state senate run". West Virginia MetroNews.
  3. ^ Croup, Josh (October 5, 2020). "2020 marks last election before House of Delegates undergoes sweeping change". WDTV.
  4. ^ "Monongalia and Marion counties form blue wall in very red West Virginia". West Virginia MetroNews. November 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D - Monongalia, 51) Biography". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07.
  6. ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  7. ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  9. ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

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