Linda Longstreth

Linda Longstreth is the Democratic candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 75, in the November 3, 2026 general election, and a former delegate who assumed office in 2004 and left on December 1, 2020.[1][2] She is an educator and administrator by profession.[2]

Longstreth earned a bachelor's degree from Fairmont State College and a master's degree from West Virginia University.[2] She served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1981, and her professional experience includes work as an educator and administrator.[2]

Longstreth first won election to the House of Delegates in 2004, representing District 43, and was re-elected there through 2010.[2] She won District 50 in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 and did not run for re-election in 2020.[2] During the 2019-2020 session she served on the Finance, Political Subdivisions, Senior Citizen Issues, and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security committees, and was the minority chair of Veterans Affairs.[2]

In 2026 she won the Democratic primary for District 75, where incumbent Republican Phil Mallow is also on the ballot.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.