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Donna J. Bowley tells Senate she is resigning after 41 years
Summary
Donna J. Bowley submitted a letter to the Senate announcing her immediate resignation and said she will retire to focus on her health and family after more than four decades representing the 3rd Senatorial District.
The Senate clerk read a letter dated Jan. 8, 2026, from Donna J. Bowley notifying President Randy E. Smith that she was resigning from the West Virginia Senate effective immediately. In the letter Bowley said she was retiring after 41 years in the Senate to focus on her health and family and thanked constituents for the opportunity to serve.
Bowley’s letter, as read on the floor, thanked President Smith and Senate colleagues, recognized long service by her assistant of 25 years and said she would treasure her time representing Pleasant County in the 3rd Senatorial District. The clerk entered the communication into the journal and the chamber received the letter.
The clerk did not announce any immediate interim staffing or succession steps tied to the resignation during the reading; further administrative follow-up was not specified on the floor.
