Robert H. Plymale (D - Wayne, 05)

Minority Whip

CONTACT

robert.plymale@wvsenate.gov

Capitol Office:
Room 218W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7937

District:
206 Cliffview Drive
Huntington, WV 25704
District Phone: (304) 638-7147

Robert H. Plymale Biography

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

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Banking and Insurance
Economic Development
Education
Finance
Health and Human Resources
Pensions
Transportation and Infrastructure

INTERIM COMMITTEES:
Dept of Transportation Accountability
Economic Development and Tourism
Education
Education Accountability
Finance
Health
Health and Human Resources Accountability
Insurance and PEIA
Pensions and Retirement
Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
Technology and Infrastructure
Water Resources

DISTRICT 05 (2010 Districts)

District Counties: Cabell, Wayne (part)