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Senate records resignations, governor names replacements; Stephen Walker unanimously elected sergeant at arms
Summary
The Senate received letters of resignation from State Senator Mark A. Hunt (Eighth District) and Senator Eric Nelson Jr. (Seventeenth District) and recorded governor appointments to fill both vacancies; the Senate also accepted the resignation of Sergeant at Arms David Lavender and unanimously elected Stephen Walker to the post.
The West Virginia Senate on Feb. 12, 2025 recorded several personnel changes: State Senator Mark A. Hunt submitted his resignation after election as state auditor; Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed Kevin Bartlett to fill the Eighth Senatorial District vacancy. Separately, Senator Eric Nelson Jr. resigned effective immediately and Governor Morrisey appointed Anne Sharnock to fill the Seventeenth District vacancy.
The clerk read resignation letters and appointment communications on the floor. The Hunt resignation letter cited Article V, Section 1 of the West Virginia Constitution as the basis for vacating the senate seat; the governor’s appointments cited West Virginia Code, Chapter 3, Article 10, Section 5.
The Senate also received a resignation from David Lavender as the senate sergeant at arms; the floor opened for nominations. The senator from Harrison nominated Stephen Walker; the junior senator from the seventeenth seconded the nomination. After a motion from the senator from Cabell to close nominations and authorize the president to cast the unanimous vote, the chair called the question and the ayes carried. The clerk then called the roll and announced that Stephen Walker had been unanimously elected sergeant at arms. The oath of office for Walker was administered on the floor.
The appointment communications and resignation letters were recorded in the session minutes; specific start dates for the appointees’ service in the senate were not specified in the read communications.
