Joe Statler | |
Party: | Republican |
Termend2: | December 1, 2018 |
Alongside1: | Barbara Fleischauer, Evan Hansen, Danielle Walker and John Williams |
Website: | https://statler4house.com |
Education: | Clay-Battelle High School |
Residence: | Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
Birth Place: | Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
State Delegate1: | West Virginia |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1952 |
Term Start1: | December 1, 2020 |
District1: | 51st |
Occupation: | Politician, Farmer |
Termstart2: | December 1, 2014 |
Joe Statler (born December 8, 1952) is an American politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2020, representing the 51st district, which includes Morgantown and the majority of Monongalia County. Statler also served in the House from 2014 to 2018, losing reelection in the 2018 elections.
As of 2021, Statler is the only Republican in the five-member 51st District.
Statler was born on December 8, 1952, in Morgantown, West Virginia to Willis and Maxine Statler. He is a graduate of Clay-Battelle High School. Statler is a retired coal miner and owns a 250 acre farm in Core, West Virginia.[1] Prior to his service in the Legislature, Statler served on the Monongalia County Board of Education from 2002 to 2012.