Rodney Pyles

Rodney Pyles (born June 21, 1945) is an American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st district from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]

Rodney Pyles
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st district
In office
December 1, 2016 – December 2020
Preceded byBrian Kurcaba
Succeeded byJoe Statler
Personal details
Born (1945-06-21) June 21, 1945
Morgantown, West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic

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

References
  1. "Rodney A. Pyles (D - Monongalia, 51)". Wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. "Pyles touts record as reason voters should send him back to Charleston". Wajr.com. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. "Monongalia and Marion counties form blue wall in very red West Virginia". West Virginia MetroNews. November 8, 2018.
  4. Croup, Josh (October 5, 2020). "2020 marks last election before House of Delegates undergoes sweeping change". WDTV.


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