Today, Delegatses Dave Pethtel and Ben Queen were sworn into the House of Delegates.
Pethtel, D-Wetzel, was sworn in at 10 a.m. as the delegate of the 5th District.
He was sworn in by House Clerk Stephen J. Harrison. Pethtel was elected to his first term in the House of Delegates in 1988 and has collectively served over 20 years.
Pethtel is a retired school teacher and graduated with an M.A. from West Virginia University.
At 12:30 p.m., Queen was sworn into the House of Delegates by House Speaker Tim Armstead.
Queen will be representing the 46th District. At age 21, he is one of the youngest to serve in the West Virginia Legislature and a Fourth generation public official.
Queen was accompanied by his father, Mike Queen, mother, Paula Carter, aunts, Christy Thompson and Leslie Pruitt, and girlfriend, Hannah Griffith.
