Education
Bachelor, Marshall U., Huntington, West Virginia, 1975; Juris Doctor, West Virginia University, 1978.
speaker of the house State Legislator
Bachelor, Marshall U., Huntington, West Virginia, 1975; Juris Doctor, West Virginia University, 1978.
Counsel, West Virginia State Senate, 1978;
member, West Virginia House of Delegates, Charleston, since 1978;
speaker of the house, West Virginia House of Delegates, Charleston, since 1986. Member judiciary committee, since 1978, chairman since 1985. Board of Governors West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Member West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Member Executive Committee National Conf.State Legislatures.
Son of James Edgar and Geraldine (Kiser) C. Divorced; three children: James Bryan, Lenna Rebecca, Elizabeth Nora.