Laura Chapman
Laura Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeannette Laura Wakim November 26, 1984 |
| Party | Republican |
| Parent | Chris Wakim (father) |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University |
Jeannette Laura Wakim Chapman (née Wakim; born November 26, 1984) is an American politician who has served as a member of the West Virginia Senate from the 1st district since the 2022 West Virginia Senate election.[1]
In December 2024, Chapman was selected to join the 2025-2026 Prenatal-to-Three Innovation Fellowship cohort, hosted by Future Caucus for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy addressing key healthcare issues.[2][3]
Legal career
[edit]Chapman is an attorney by profession.[4]
Political career
[edit]In 2024, Chapman endorsed Donald Trump's presidential campaign.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Chapmans father is former state legislator Chris Wakim.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Laura Wakim Chapman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ↑ Wyatt, Garrett (2024-12-10). "64 Gen Z and Millennial Lawmakers Chosen for Bipartisan Future Caucus Fellowship". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Healthcare". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Laura Wakim Chapman Launches Bid for West Virginia Senate". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ↑ Yohe, Randy (June 8, 2023). "50 W.Va. Lawmakers Sign Letter Endorsing Donald Trump". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Laura Wakim-Chapman earns nod for 1st Senate District seat". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- Politicians from Wheeling, West Virginia
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Republican Party West Virginia state senators
- Women state legislators in West Virginia
- Middlebury College alumni
- West Virginia University alumni
- American Christians
- 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature