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John Overington's Biography

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Full Name:

John Overington

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: JoAnn

Birth Date:

06/05/1946

Birth Place:

Laurel, MD

Home City:

Martinsburg, WV

Religion:

Episcopal

Graduate Studies, Philosophy, George Washington University

BS, Chemistry, Washington College, 1969

Former Speaker Pro Tempore, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 62, 1984-2019

Member, Region 9 Planning and Development Council, 2001-present

Former Chair, Forest Management Review Commission, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Chair, Industry and Labor Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Labor and Worker Safety Issues-Interim Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Rules Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Senior Citizen Issues Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Treasurer, West Virginia Republican Legislative Committee, 1989-2006

Chair, West Virginia Republican House of Delegates Caucus, 1993-1994

Publication Production Supervisor, Harry Kahn Associates

Employed, Industrial Relations, Grove Manufacturing

Employed, Public Relations

Editor, Weekly Newspaper, The Community Sentinel

Chemistry Teacher, Prince George's County Board of Education, 1969-1972

Member, James Rumsey Torch Club, 2002-present

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council

Member, Bedington Ruritan

Vice President, Bedington Ruritan

Member, Berkeley County Farm Bureau

Member, Berkeley County Historical Society

Member, Berkeley County Humane Society

Member, Berkeley County Republican Executive Committee

Member, Eastern Panhandle Business Association

Member, Gun Owners of America

Member, Izaak Walton League

Member, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Jefferson County Historical Society

Member, Martinsburg Rotary

Member, Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Mensa

Member, Morgan County Chamber of Commerce

Member, National Humane Society of the United States

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)

Member, National Taxpayers' Union

Member, Society of the War of 1812

Member, Sons of the American Revolution

Member, West Virginia State Republican Executive Committee

Member, West Virginia State Rifle and Pistol Association

Member, Southern Regional Education Board, 1988-1991

Member, Eastern Panhandle Mental Health Board, 1980-1985

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