By Staff reports
A Morgantown lawyer has been appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates.
William Flanigan was appointed to replace Amanda Pasdon, who was chairwoman of the House Education Committee when she resigned last month. Both Flanigan and Pasdon are Republicans.
Flanigan ran for the House in 2014 in the five-member 51st Delegate District. He finished fifth in the GOP primary, and then ninth out of 11 candidates in the general election.