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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Brent Boggs (b. December 18, 1955) is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 34. Boggs is running for re-election in the primary on May 8, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018. He was first elected to the chamber in 1996.

Boggs served as Majority Leader from 2009 to 2013.

Boggs earned his AS from Glenville State College. Boggs is a union official and railroad engineer.

Education

  • AS, Glenville State College

Professional Experience

  • AS, Glenville State College
  • Union Official, present
  • Railroad Engineer, CSX Transportation, 1978-2016

Political Experience

  • AS, Glenville State College
  • Union Official, present
  • Railroad Engineer, CSX Transportation, 1978-2016
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 34, 1996-present
  • Former Majority Leader, West Virginia State House of Delegates
  • Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 34, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Commission on Special Investigations, present

Member, Joint Committee on Government and Finance, West Virginia House of Delegates, present

Member, Legislative Intern Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates, present

Member, Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, West Virginia House of Delegates, present

Co-Chair, Legislative Rural Health Caucus, West Virginia House of Delegates, present

Member, Select Committee on Emergency Health Preparedness, West Virginia House of Delegates, present

Member, Standing Committee on Government Organization, West Virginia House of Delegates, present

Former Member, Council of Finance and Administration, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Chair, House Committee on Finance, West Virginia House of Delegates, 2013-present

Former Member, Joint Energy Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Finance Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, West Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Political Subdivisions, West Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Roads and Transportation Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Rules Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Senior Citizen Issues Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Council of Finance and Administration

Member, Energy Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Energy

Member, Joint Committee on Finance

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability

Member, Select Committee on Education Reform C

Chair, Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources

Member, Technology & Infrastructure Committtee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • AS, Glenville State College
  • Union Official, present
  • Railroad Engineer, CSX Transportation, 1978-2016
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 34, 1996-present
  • Former Majority Leader, West Virginia State House of Delegates
  • Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 34, 2020
  • Member, Beni Kedem Shrine, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Appalachian Area Agency on Aging, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Braxton County Memorial Hospital, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Central West Virginia Aging Services Incorporated, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Gilmer-Braxton Technology Research Zone, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Mountaineer Food Bank, present
  • Member, Braxton County Gun Owners Association, present
  • Member, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, present
  • Member, Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority, present
  • Trustee, Gassaway Baptist Church, present
  • Member, Gassaway Baptist Church, present
  • President, Gilmer-Braxton Technology Research Zone, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association, present
  • Member, Scottish Rites Bodies, present
  • Member, Sons of American Legion, present
  • Member, West Virginia Farm Bureau, present
  • Member, West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council, present
  • Former Member, Braxton County Democratic Executive Committee