CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed T. Kevan Bartlett to fill the vacancy in the state’s 8th Senatorial district, which covers part of Kanawha County.
The seat was left vacant after Mark Hunt resigned after being elected State Auditor.
Bartlett, the Sissonville native, served in the West Virginia House of Delegates on a temporary basis in 2019. He served in the 39th district.
Bartlett is the pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church in Charleston.
Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler previously expressed interest in the seat.