# Ron Stollings

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**Ronny Douglas Stollings** (born April 24, 1955) is a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [West Virginia Senate](/source/West_Virginia_Senate), who represented the [7th district](/source/West_Virginia's_7th_Senate_district) from 2006 to 2022. The 7th District is based in [Southern West Virginia](/source/Southern_West_Virginia), covering all of [Boone](/source/Boone_County,_West_Virginia), [Lincoln](/source/Lincoln_County,_West_Virginia), and [Logan Counties](/source/Logan_County,_West_Virginia) and parts of [Mingo](/source/Mingo_County,_West_Virginia) and [Wayne Counties](/source/Wayne_County,_West_Virginia). Stollings' success in the district is notable, considering [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) won the district by a 78%-19% margin in 2016, which was Trump’s best performance in any of the state’s 17 Senate districts.[1]

## Politics

During his time in the Senate, Stollings has served as Vice Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources during the 78th and 79th Legislatures (2006-2010); Chair of the Committee on Confirmations during the 79th Legislature (2008-2010); and Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources during the 80th and 81st Legislatures (2010-2014).[2]

Stollings ran for [governor](/source/Governor_of_West_Virginia) in [2020](/source/2020_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election), finishing third in the Democratic primary, behind [Kanawha County](/source/Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia) Commissioner Ben Salango and community organizer Stephen Smith.[3]

## References

1. Singer, Jeff (September 23, 2019). ["Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 9/23"](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/23/1886782/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Live-Digest-9-23?t=1569260802682#update-1569260802000). *[Daily Kos](/source/Daily_Kos)*

1. ["Ron D. Stollings (D - Boone, 07) Biography"](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/senate1/biography.cfm?member=Senator%20Stollings)

1. Croup, Josh (May 22, 2020). ["Stollings takes campaign bus on the road in final weeks"](https://www.wdtv.com/content/news/Stollings-takes-campaign-on-the-road-in-final-weeks-570700051.html). *5 WDTV*. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

## External links

- [West Virginia Legislature - Senator Ron Stollings](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Senate1/Members/senmemview.cfm?input=Senator%20Stollings) *official government website*
- [Project Vote Smart - Senator Ron Stollings (WV)](http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=52368) profile
- *Follow the Money* - Ron Stollings - [2008](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=98564) [2006](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=82190) [2002](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=5996) Senate campaign contributions

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