On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (WV) - District 11
22253 Adolph Road
Helvetia, WV 26224
Phone: 304-997-2625
Room 213W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-357-7973
Phone: 304-997-2625
Room 213W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
22253 Adolph Road
Helvetia, WV 26224
Full Name:
Robert Lee Karnes
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Amy; 8 Children
Birth Date:
05/13/1969
Birth Place:
South Charleston, WV
Home City:
Tallmansville, WV
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, West Virginia University
Senator, West Virginia State Senate, District 11, 2014-2019, 2021-present
Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 11, 2024
Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 11, 2018, 2020
Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 44, 2012
Member, Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
Chair, Interstate Cooperation Committee
Member, Joint Commission on Interstate Cooperation
Member, Joint Committee on Education
Member, Joint Committee on Pensions and Retirement
Member, Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Member, School Choice Committee
Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Member, Workforce Committee
Vice Chair, Education Accountability Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present
Vice Chair, Education Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present
Member, Forest Management and Review Commission, West Virginia State Senate, present
Member, Government and Finance Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present
Member, Rule-Making Review Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present
Chair, Technology Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present
Member, Worker Safety Issues Committee, West Virginia State Senate, present
Former Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Employee Suggestion Award Board, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Forest Management Review Commission, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Health and Human Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Interstate Cooperation Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Joint Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Children and Families Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Education Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Health Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Oversight Commission on Education Accountability, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Technology Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Labor Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Labor and Worker Safety Issues-Interim Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Vice Chair, Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Pensions Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Chair, Pensions and Retirement Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Chair, Select Committee on Tax Reform, West Virginia State Senate
Former Chair, Tax Reform-Interim, Select Committee, West Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Workforce Committee, West Virginia State Senate
President, Systek Computing Incorporated, 2016-present
President, Field Services Integrated Solutions, 1990-present
President, ARK DataLink, 1995-2000
Member, Tallmansville Baptist Church, present