David McKinley
| David McKinley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Mollohan |
| Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party | |
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In office 1990–1994 |
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| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 3rd district |
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In office December 15, 1980 – December 1, 1994 |
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David Bennett McKinley March 28, 1947 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Purdue University, West Lafayette |
| Religion | Episcopalianism |
| Website | www |
David Bennett McKinley (born March 28, 1947) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. McKinley was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1981–94, and he was Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party from 1990-94.
After graduating with his B.S. degree in engineering from Purdue University, McKinley worked as a civil engineer for 12 years until founding his own firm, McKinley and Associates, based in Wheeling. The 40-member firm has been involved in $1 billion in construction projects over the past 30 years. Many of McKinley's projects have been government-funded, which has made for an uneasy peace between McKinley and his 'tea-party' constituents.
McKinley has renovated structures of historic significance in West Virginia communities such as the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling. The venue for years was home to the legendary Jamboree, USA.
McKinley represented the 3rd District in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1981 until 1994. He was a fiscal conservative, opposing virtually every state budget during his 14 years as a lawmaker.
From 1990-94, he was chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party. As chairman, he was very critical of West Virginia's two Democratic senators. In 1991, he criticized U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller for running for president against President George H. W. Bush.
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