William Laird IV


William Ramsey Laird IV is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 10 from 2013 until 2017. Laird served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013 in the District 11 seat, and served non-consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from January 1997 until January 2001 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in a District 29 seat. Laird is the son of former United States Senator William Laird III.

Education

Laird attended American University and earned his BA from Concord College and his MA from Marshall University.

Career

From 1989 to 1996 and 2001 to 2008, Laird was the sheriff of Fayette County, West Virginia. Laird was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1997 to 2001 and West Virginia State Senate from 2009 to 2017. In June 2016, Laird was elected vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party for a four-year term.http://www.wvdems.org/wvdsc-leadership/

Elections