Joshua Higginbotham

Joshua Higginbotham (born July 23, 1996)[1] is an American politician and author. He currently serves in the West Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican, representing the 13th district. He is currently seeking re-election for the 2020 election.[2]

Joshua Higginbotham
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 12th district
Assumed office
December 1, 2016
Serving with Scott Cadle
Personal details
Born (1996-07-23) July 23, 1996
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidencePoca, West Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Charleston

Career

In 2014, at the age of 18, Higginbotham released Ecclesiastes, a fictionalized version of the Bible book of the same name, on eLectio Publishing.[3]

Higginbotham was elected to the House of Delegates for the 13th district in 2016. At the time of his taking office, he was 20 years old, the youngest member of the House.[4]

In 2018, Higginbotham was among delegates that visited Taiwan to promote investment in West Virginia.[5]

As of September 2020, Delegate Higginbotham has been the lead sponsor of 37 different bills.[6]

Personal life

Higginbotham is the son of Kurt and Trina Higginbotham. He graduated from Poca High School in 2014, and from the University of Charleston in 2017.[7]

References
  1. "Joshua Higginbotham". wvlegislature.gov. West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. News, The Wayne County. "State and county election filings for Election 2020". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. Smith, Charlotte (July 25, 2014). "18-year-old WV author churns out 'Ecclesiastes'". Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. Schmitz, Ali (February 20, 2017). "W.Va.'s youngest lawmaker says older voters inspired by millennials' passion, energy". Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  5. Pace, Fred (August 19, 2018). "Lawmakers promote WV investment during Taiwan trip". Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. "West Virginia House of Delegates". House of Delegates. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. "Higginbotham announces re-election bid". Point Pleasant Register. September 5, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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