Rodney Pyles

American politician

Rodney Pyles

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st district
In office
December 1, 2016 – December 2020
Preceded by| Brian Kurcaba
Succeeded by| Joe Statler
Personal details
Born|  (1945-06-21) June 21, 1945 (age 80)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party| Democratic

Rodney Pyles (born June 21, 1945) is an American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st district from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]

In 2018, Democrats — including Pyles — swept all five seats in the 51st district, the largest multi-member district in the House.[3] As a result, the Monongalia County delegates, all Democrats, called themselves “The Fab Five” and frequently voted and worked together on bills.[4] This was especially notable given that there was only one Democratic member of the delegation just four years earlier, after the 2014 elections. In 2020, Pyles was defeated for re-election by former Republican Delegate Joe Statler, breaking the all-Democratic delegation.

## References

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1. ^ "Rodney A. Pyles (D - Monongalia, 51)". Wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
2. ^ "Pyles touts record as reason voters should send him back to Charleston". Wajr.com. October 19, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
3. ^ "Monongalia and Marion counties form blue wall in very red West Virginia". West Virginia MetroNews. November 8, 2018.
4. ^ Croup, Josh (October 5, 2020). "2020 marks last election before House of Delegates undergoes sweeping change". WDTV.

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