# Chris Walters
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{{Short description|American politician (born 1986)}}
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| name = Chris Walters
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| state_senate = West Virginia
| district = [8th](/source/West_Virginia's_8th_Senate_district)
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| term_start = January 9, 2013
| term_end = January 11, 2017
| predecessor = [Corey Palumbo](/source/Corey_Palumbo)
| successor = [Glenn Jeffries](/source/Glenn_Jeffries)
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| birth_name = Chris Wesley Walters
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|05|01}}
| birth_place = [Charleston](/source/Charleston%2C_West_Virginia), [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia), U.S.
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| party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
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| spouse = Elizabeth
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| children = 2
| parents = [Ron Walters](/source/Ron_Walters_(politician))
Debra Walters
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| education = [West Virginia University](/source/West_Virginia_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
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| website = {{official website|chriswalterswv.com}}
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'''Chris Wesley Walters'''[{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117380 |title= Chris Walters' Biography |publisher= [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart) |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}] (born May 1, 1986) is an American politician and a former [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [West Virginia Senate](/source/West_Virginia_Senate) representing [District 8](/source/West_Virginia's_8th_Senate_district) between 2013 and 2017.
==Education==
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==Elections==
*2012 With incumbent Senator [Dan Foster](/source/Dan_Foster_(politician)) redistricted to District 17, and not seeking re-election Walters was unopposed for the District 8 May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,261 votes,[{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results |publisher= [Secretary of State of West Virginia](/source/Secretary_of_State_of_West_Virginia) |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 19,242 votes (52.8%) against [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) nominee Joshua Martin.[{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}]
*2010 When [House](/source/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates) District 44 incumbent Democratic Representative [Robert Beach](/source/Robert_Beach) ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Walters, who was attending West Virginia University at the time, placed second in the six-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary with 1,923 votes (23.3%),[{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=5&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}] but only placed fifth in the ten-way four-position November 2, 2010 General election behind Representatives [Charlene Marshall](/source/Charlene_Marshall) (D) and [Barbara Fleischauer](/source/Barbara_Fleischauer) (D), challengers [Amanda Pasdon](/source/Amanda_Pasdon) (R) and [Anthony Barill](/source/Anthony_Barill) (D), and ahead of nominees Stephen Cook (D), Kevin Poe (R), Kevin Patrick (R), [Independent](/source/Independent_(politician)) Paul Brown, and Libertarian Tad Britch.[{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= April 9, 2014}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Walters Official page] at the [West Virginia Legislature](/source/West_Virginia_Legislature)
*{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 117380 | fec = | congress = }}
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Walters Chris Walters] at [Ballotpedia](/source/Ballotpedia)
*[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=140413 Chris Walters] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Politicians from Charleston, West Virginia
Category:Politicians from Morgantown, West Virginia
Category:Republican Party West Virginia state senators
Category:West Virginia University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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