The Stubblefield Institute Community Engagement Committee is hosting another event on June 10th at 7 p.m. Redistricting at the State and Federal Level and What It Means to West Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle will feature a panel of Delegate Jason Barrett, Delegate John Doyle, Gary Wine, and Dr. Kenneth Martis. This event will be moderated by Hannah Geffert.

Join us on Facebook Live or on Zoom. To register for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F7ZrH2jPR0exPlK5S6_qkA

 

Speaker Bios:

 

Kenneth C. Martis is a Professor Emeritus of Geography at West Virginia University. He received his PhD in Geography from the University of Michigan and is the author or co-author of eight award winning books on American elections and the United States Congress. His first book, The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts: 1789-1983, is first in American history to map every congressional district for every election and catalog all state redistricting laws. For his work on mapping American political history he has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, American Association of Geographers, Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center, Huntington Library, and the Newberry Library. His publications have received numerous scholarly, publication, design, and reference awards from organizations including: American Historical Association; Organization of American Historians; Library Journal; Association of American Publishers, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division; American Library Association, Choice Magazine; Washington Publishers; and College and Research Libraries. In addition to his publications, Professor Martis received every major teaching accolade awarded by West Virginia University, culminating in his selection as the United States/West Virginia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Washington, DC.

 

John Doyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 67. Doyle was born in Covington, Virginia, and lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Doyle served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970 and reached the rank of lieutenant. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and history from Shepherd University in 1966. Doyle's career experience includes working as a real estate salesman with Referrals Realty.

 

Gary Wine has been involved in technology since 1991 and have spent all of it supporting local governments in West Virginia. Post college he went to work for Harrison County, WV serving as the Technology Director. In 1998, he left and went to work for a IBM business partner supporting SMB and West Virginia local governments through 2007. In late summer 2007, he started as the Director of Information Technology for Berkeley County and served in that role up to 2018 when he was promoted to Deputy County Administrator.

Jason Barrett is a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 61st district. Barrett ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 61. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Barrett previously served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 61 from 2012 to 2014. He was also an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for District 54, West Virginia House of Delegates in the November 2, 2010 state legislative election. Barrett is also a small business owner in the Eastern Panhandle. He currently lives in the Eastern Panhandle with his wife Summer.

Hannah Geffert is retired from teaching both history and political science at Shepherd University. She has written extensively on the nineteenth century civil rights movement and on West Virginia women and the Civil War pension system. She was a radio talk show host and has moderated numerous political debates.