Education: Marshall University
Spouse: Jennifer Thompson
Children: Lauren Elise, Allison Lynn, James Jeffrey
Parents: Shearl H. and Sallie (Hamer) Plymale
Religion: Baptist
Town of Birth: Huntington, WV
Affiliations: Co-Chair, Keith Albee Performing Arts, Inc; member, Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce; Western Gate Land Development Corporation; Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Executive Committee and Advisory Council; Member, Board of Control, SREB; Treasurer, SREB; Education Commission of the States; NCSL Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education Finance; NCSL National Task Force on “No Child Left Behind”; NCSL Blue Ribbon Commission for Higher Education; Co-Chair, NCSL Federal Education Policy Task Force; Vice Chair of General Officers, NCSL; Early Learning Fellow, NCSL; WV Broadband Enhancement Council 2018; FCC, Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Member, 2020-2022
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2023Senator Plymale was the Lead Sponsor of 3 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 525 | Providing benefits to employees with occupational pneumoconiosis | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| SB 686 | Youth Mental Health Protection Act | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| SB 696 | Prohibiting unlawful discriminatory practices covered by Human Rights Act and Fair Housing Act | Pending | Judiciary |
MEDIA | |||
| Release Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Robert H. Plymale Headed to China with NCSL to Study Education Reform | 10/28/2014 | ||
| Senator Plymale Elected Treasurer of Southern Regional Education Board | 08/15/2013 | ||
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