This afternoon, Delegate Bill Bell was sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates. Bell was appointed to fill the vacant seat of David Kelly, who was appointed as the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Clerk Pack administered the oath of office.
Bell, a teacher, accepted the appointment to make the lives of his students and community better. “My students are why I’m here,” Bell said.
Delegate Bell represents the 8th District, which includes Doddridge County and parts of Wetzel and Tyler County.
Delegate Bill’s fiancé, Samantha, was in attendance for the swearing-in ceremony, along with Speaker Hanshaw and Majority Leader McGeehan.
