NITRO, W.Va. — A city council member and school teacher in Nitro is throwing his hat into the ring for a House of Delegates seat in 2022.
Andy Shamblin, a Republican, announced his candidacy for House of Delegates District 59 . The new district is a product of the 100 single-member Delegate districts in the state-approved in October.
The district is in Kanawha County and includes nearly 70% of Nitro and the Cross Lanes area to Tyler Mountain. Shamblin said Dianna Graves (R-Kanawha) currently serves in the new district where she previously served in 38.
Shamblin said he feels like he can bring leadership to the district. Shamblin was elected to Nitro City Council in 2012 at age 21 and said he has learned the value of being bipartisan.