State Republicans Maintain Control of House, Senate Despite Losses by Chambers' Majority Leaders
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on November 07, 2018 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to this report from MetroNews, Republicans kept their majorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates but lost their majority leaders.
The majority leader is the second-in-command of the majority in each house. They help run floor sessions and set priorities. Sometimes they have to be the bad guy. Often, they take blame.
Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, a Republican, was defeated by challenger William Ihlenfeld, a Democrat.
Ihlenfeld, a former federal prosecutor, won the race by 2,003 votes. Both are from Wheeling.
In the House of Delegates, Republican Riley Moore was named the new majority leader for the upcoming legislative session.
But he won’t get a chance to serve in that role.
Moore was defeated by former Delegate John Doyle by 875 votes. Their race was in Jefferson County.
Moore is a nephew of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and a grandson of former Gov. Arch Moore.
The House of Delegates announced in September that Moore was in line to be the next House majority leader.
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