Roger Hanshaw is a Republican from Wallback in Clay County. He is an attorney in Charleston for the law firm of Bowles Rice, LLP. Hanshaw has served in the House of Delegates since 2014. He is currently the speaker of the House of Delegates. Hanshaw was first elected to serve as speaker in the state House in 2018 after Gov. Jim Justice (R) appointed then-Speaker Tim Armstead to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. As a result, Hanshaw became the second Republican since 1931 to be elected speaker. Hanshaw was elected to a full two-year term in 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025. He championed the Third Grade Success Act from West Virginia schools. Hanshaw earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from West Virginia University in 2002, a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Notre Dame in 2006, and a J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2012. He is running unopposed in the 2026 general election.
Appalachian Author Silas House Talks New Book, This West Virginia Morning
Silas House is a major voice for Appalachia. The Kentucky native has written more than 15 books and served as the state's poet laureate. His latest book is The Tulip Poplars, a sweeping novel about the lives of four people as they navigate friendship and forbidden love throughout the 20th century. Inside Appalachia's Mason Adams spoke with House.
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