Governor Sued By Local Republican After Naming Replacement for Derrick Evans In W.Va. House

Gov. Jim Justice has appointed a new person to replace a former state delegate who resigned earlier in January following federal charges for participating in an insurrection that turned violent at the U.S. Capitol.

Justice’s appointment is met by a 17-page writ of mandamus from a local Republican leader, arguing that the governor violated state laws with his final pick for office.

Joshua Booth, a Republican in Kenova, Wayne County, will join 99 others in the House of Delegates for the 2021 legislative session on Feb. 10.

Booth is vice president of Highway Safety, Inc., in Huntington, a traffic safety and construction firm, according to a press release from Justice’s office. He graduated from the old Ceredo-Kenova high school in 1998 and later graduated from Marshall University with a degree in business administration

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