Senate President Blair swore in Owens Brown and Hannah Geffert into the Senate on October 10, 2021. The two were appointed by Governor Justice to the seats vacated by the resignations of Senator Ihlenfeld and Senator Unger.
Senator Brown was accompanied by his sisters, his nephew, and members of the WV Democratic Association.
Hannah Geffert now represents West Virginia’s 16th Senate district. The Martinsburg resident is a recently retired political science professor. She was teaching at Shepard University. She decided to accept this role after her students reminded her of something she taught them as freshmen. She said that if you want a great state, a great country, or a great world, it is your personal responsibility to get involved. When this opportunity was presented to her, it seemed like the responsible thing to do.
Senator Geffert was accompanied by her husband, her children, and her children’s spouses.