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Robert Karnes' Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (WV) - District 11

Contact Information

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22253 Adolph Road
Helvetia, WV 26224
Phone: 304-997-2625

Room 213W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-357-7973
Phone: 304-997-2625

Room 213W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

22253 Adolph Road
Helvetia, WV 26224

Full Name:

Robert Lee Karnes

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Amy; 8 Children

Birth Date:

05/13/1969

Birth Place:

South Charleston, WV

Home City:

Tallmansville, WV

Religion:

Baptist

Attended, West Virginia University

Senator, West Virginia State Senate, District 11, 2014-2019, 2021-present

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 11, 2024

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 11, 2018, 2020

Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 44, 2012

Vice Chair, Education Accountability Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present

Vice Chair, Education Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present

Member, Forest Management and Review Commission, West Virginia State Senate, present

Member, Government and Finance Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present

Member, Rule-Making Review Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present

Chair, Technology Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present

Member, Worker Safety Issues Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present

Former Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Employee Suggestion Award Board, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Forest Management Review Commission, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Health and Human Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Interstate Cooperation Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Children and Families Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Education Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Health Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Oversight Commission on Education Accountability, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Technology Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Labor Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Labor and Worker Safety Issues-Interim Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Vice Chair, Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Pensions Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Chair, Pensions and Retirement Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Chair, Select Committee on Tax Reform, West Virginia State Senate

Former Chair, Tax Reform-Interim, Select Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Workforce Committee, West Virginia State Senate

President, Systek Computing Incorporated, 2016-present

President, Field Services Integrated Solutions, 1990-present

President, ARK DataLink, 1995-2000

Member, Tallmansville Baptist Church, present

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