{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = John Mandt | image = | state_delegate = West Virginia | district = 16th | alongside = Sean Hornbuckle & Daniel Linville | term_start = December 1, 2020 | term_end = December 16, 2022 | predecessor = | successor = | term_start1 = December 1, 2018 | term_end1 = October 3, 2020 | predecessor1 = Carol Miller | successor1 = | birth_name = John Franklin Mandt Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|05|08}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.}} | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = Ami McGinnis | alma_mater = Marshall University (Did not graduate) | children = 6 }}
'''John Franklin Mandt Jr.''' (born May 8, 1963) is an American businessman, politician, who formerly served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 16, which includes parts of Cabell and Lincoln counties. First elected in 2018, he resigned after it was reported he made homophobic remarks in a private Facebook chat.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Taylor|last1=Stuck|first2=Lacie|last2=Pierson|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/update-mandt-resigns-says-homophobic-social-media-messages-were-fabricated/article_386bb45f-89a9-5e95-b336-c3e0739bd6d1.html|title=Mandt resigns, says homophobic social media messages were fabricated|date=October 3, 2020|work=The Herald-Dispatch|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> Mandt previously referred to the LGBT community as "the alphabet hate group" and called Delegate Eric Porterfield "a great guy" in response to his own anti-gay comments.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Flatley|title=Marshall, Sodexo cut ties with longtime hot dog vendor Stewarts|work=West Virginia MetroNews|date=August 27, 2019|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2019/08/27/marshall-sodexo-cut-ties-with-longtime-hot-dog-vendor-stewarts/|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Zuckerman|title=GOP delegate compares gay community to Ku Klux Klan|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=February 8, 2019|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/gop-delegate-compares-gay-community-to-ku-klux-klan/article_d745c6cb-2de2-53a1-a757-048cb5f3eb19.html|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> Mandt was elected to fill the vacant seat left by Nancy Cartmill on the Cabell County Commission in the 2022 General Election, beating Democrat Bob Bailey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=HESSLER |first=COURTNEY |date=2022-12-17 |title=New Cabell commissioners take oath |url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/new-cabell-commissioners-take-oath/article_e13a305a-cf61-591c-92f7-16f52d753f26.html |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=The Herald-Dispatch |language=en}}</ref>
==Political career== ===Election results=== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2018 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 16<ref>{{cite web|title=West Virginia Elections Results, May 8, 2018 |work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 4, 2020|url=https://elections.ap.org/gazettemail/election_results/2018-05-08}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Mandt | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,329 | percentage = 22.50% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Daniel Linville | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,135 | percentage = 19.21% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Vera Miller | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 843 | percentage = 14.27% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jarred Cannon | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 832 | percentage = 14.08% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Steve Davis | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 726 | percentage = 12.29% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Chris Burger | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 677 | percentage = 11.46% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Andrew Dornbos | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 365 | percentage = 6.18% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2018 general election, House of Delegates, District 16<ref>{{cite web|title=West Virginia Elections Results, November 6, 2018|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 4, 2020|url=https://elections.ap.org/gazettemail/election_results/2018-11-06}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Sean Hornbuckle | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 7,644 | percentage = 20.73% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Mandt | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 6,523 | percentage = 17.69% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Daniel Linville | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 6,332 | percentage = 17.17% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Matt Spurlock | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 6,081 | percentage = 16.49% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Vera Miller | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 5,619 | percentage = 15.24% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dakota Nelson | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 4,669 | percentage = 12.66% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = 2020 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 16<ref>{{cite web|title=West Virginia Elections Results, June 9, 2020|agency=Associated Press|work=WVPB|access-date=October 4, 2020|url=https://elections.ap.org/wvpbfm/results/2020-06-09/state/WV}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Daniel Linville | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,404 | percentage = 31.41% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Mandt | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,262 | percentage = 29.55% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Mark Bates | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,011 | percentage = 26.27% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jakob Jitima | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 977 | percentage = 12.76% }} {{Election box end}}
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