Caleb Hanna

Caleb Hanna
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office December 1, 2018 – January 2, 2024
Preceded by	Dana Lynch
Succeeded by	Tom Clark
Constituency	48th district (2022–2024) 44th district (2018–2022)
Personal details
Born	(1999-10-29) October 29, 1999 (age 25) Summersville, West Virginia
Political party	Republican
Education	West Virginia State University

Caleb Hanna (born October 29, 1999) is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, from 2018 to 2024. Hanna was elected to the office on November 6, 2018, defeating incumbent Dana Lynch. Caleb Hanna lives in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Career

Hanna was first elected to public office in 2018 at 19 years old and was the youngest African-American ever elected to a state office. He attended West Virginia State University as a full-time student and earned his B.A. in economics.

Hanna serves as the Assistant Majority Whip, Chair of the Select Committee on Minority Issues and the Vice Chair of a Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, and a member of the Education, Senior, Children, and Family Issues committee.^[1]

Electoral history

2020 West Virginia House of Delegates 44th District General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Caleb Hanna	4,332	63.9
	Democratic	Robin Cutlip	2,445	36.1
Total votes			6,777	100%

2018 West Virginia House 44th District Republican Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Caleb Hanna	1,004	72.9
	Republican	Elijah Karnes	374	27.1
Total votes			1,378	100%

2018 West Virginia House of Delegates 44th district General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Caleb Hanna	3,041	60.3%	+19.9
	Democratic	Dana Lynch	1,798	35.7%	−16.4
	Mountain	Barbara Daniels	203	4.0%	−3.6
Total votes			5,042	100%

References

1. "West Virginia House of Delegates".