Delegate Daniel Linville, who recently lost in the primary election, has been named director of special projects by the Morrisey administration.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey, in an announcement, said that means Linville will help advance several key initiatives for the administration.
“Daniel has demonstrated throughout his public service that he knows how to bring people together and deliver results,” Morrisey said.
“He will continue working to improve water and sewer systems, reform government, advance economic growth, and help every community share in West Virginia’s success.”
Linville’s appointment is effective immediately, the administration said in the announcement. It did not specify the pay rate.
Linville earlier in the day submitted his legislative resignation and cited new opportunities ahead.
“A new opportunity to continue this work has been brought to me — one which requires that I resign the Office of Delegate of the 22nd District,” Linville, R-Cabell, wrote in a letter addressed to House Speaker Roger Hanshaw.
Linville did not specify the opportunity.
Linville, a Cabell County resident, lost by three votes in the Republican primary election to challenger Aaron Holley.
He is a multi-term delegate who was first elected in 2018. During his legislative service, he served as assistant majority whip and as chairman of the House Technology and Infrastructure Committee.
“I ran for office to deliver results for West Virginia and my district. I believe we’ve done that. We’ve stopped measuring investment in our state in millions and now do so in billions. We allocated more resources for our infrastructure — roads, bridges water, wastewater, and broadband internet- than at any other point in our state’s history,” he wrote in his letter.
“Back home in Cabell County, we’ve seen an expansion of internet availability that few thought possible when we started. We have the single-largest Flood Risk Mitigation project under development in the state.”