John Mandt
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 16th district
Assumed office
December 1, 2020
In office
December 1, 2018 – October 3, 2020
Preceded byCarol Miller
Personal details
Born
John Franklin Mandt Jr.

(1963-05-08) May 8, 1963
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAmi McGinnis
Children6
Residence(s)Huntington, West Virginia
Alma materMarshall University (Did not graduate)

John Franklin Mandt Jr. (born May 8, 1963) is an American businessman, politician, who formerly served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 16, which includes parts of Cabell and Lincoln counties. First elected in 2018, he resigned after it was reported he made homophobic remarks in a private Facebook chat.[1] Mandt previously referred to the LGBT community as "the alphabet hate group" and called Delegate Eric Porterfield "a great guy" in response to his own anti-gay comments.[2][3]

Political career

Election results

2018 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 16[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Mandt 1,329 22.50%
Republican Daniel Linville 1,135 19.21%
Republican Vera Miller 843 14.27%
Republican Jarred Cannon 832 14.08%
Republican Steve Davis 726 12.29%
Republican Chris Burger 677 11.46%
Republican Andrew Dornbos 365 6.18%
2018 general election, House of Delegates, District 16[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Hornbuckle 7,644 20.73%
Republican John Mandt 6,523 17.69%
Republican Daniel Linville 6,332 17.17%
Democratic Matt Spurlock 6,081 16.49%
Republican Vera Miller 5,619 15.24%
Democratic Dakota Nelson 4,669 12.66%
2020 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 16[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Linville 2,404 31.41%
Republican John Mandt 2,262 29.55%
Republican Mark Bates 2,011 26.27%
Republican Jakob Jitima 977 12.76%

References

  1. ↑ Stuck, Taylor; Pierson, Lacie (October 3, 2020). "Mandt resigns, says homophobic social media messages were fabricated". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Flatley, Jake (August 27, 2019). "Marshall, Sodexo cut ties with longtime hot dog vendor Stewarts". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Zuckerman, Jake (February 8, 2019). "GOP delegate compares gay community to Ku Klux Klan". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "West Virginia Elections Results, May 8, 2018". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Elections Results, November 6, 2018". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "West Virginia Elections Results, June 9, 2020". WVPB. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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