Retired Independent Insurance Agency Owner Born July 14, 1950, in Buckhannon, West Virginia Parents the late Winferd W. Hamilton and Mary J. Hamilton Spouse Carolyn Sue Winemiller Children D. Shawn and Jeremy W. Hamilton; James R. Powell, II and eight grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren Education Buckhannon-Upshur High School; Potomac State College; Ohio State Fire Academy; Investment Institute of Atlanta Affiliations Member, Franklin Lodge #7 AF&AM; Tennerton Lions club; Potomac Highlands Shrine Club; Upshur County Shrine Club; Osiris Temple A.A.O.n.M.S. of Wheeling, WV; National Wild Turkey Federation; Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association; Buckhannon Moose Lodge #598; named “2001 Agent of the Year” by Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia; 2005 Citizen of the Year, Southern-Upshur Business Association; Upshur County Farm Bureau; Mountaineer Chapter-Izack Walton League; Lifetime Member, Upshur County Association of Retired School Employees Legislative Service Elected to the House 2002-2016; Elected to the Senate 2018 Legislative Positions Held Chair, Committee on Natural Resources, 84th Legislature; Vice Chair, Committee on Pensions, 84th Legislature Public Service West Virginia DNR Hunter Safety Instructor, 31 years Religion Roman Catholic