Corey Palumbo

Corey Lee Palumbo (born August 16, 1972)[1] was a West Virginia State Senator who represented the 17th district in the West Virginia Senate from January 14, 2009 until December 1, 2020. A state senator who served from 2009 to 2020, he previously served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2009. Palumbo ultimately lost his 17th district seat in the West Virginia Senate as he did not file to run re-election; he was subsequently succeeded by West Virginia State Delegate Eric Nelson after the November 3, 2020 general election. Palumbo's successor was officially sworn in on December 1, 2020, before Palumbo's term was due to end.[2]

Corey Palumbo
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 17th district
8th (2009–2013)
In office
January 14, 2009 – December 1, 2020
Preceded byVic Sprouse
Succeeded byEric Nelson
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 30th district
In office
January 8, 2003 – January 14, 2009
Personal details
Born
Corey Lee Palumbo

(1972-08-16) August 16, 1972
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Cristin Meredith
ChildrenRiley Meredith, Mario James, and Michael Corey
ParentsMario Palumbo
Louise Corey Palumbo
ResidenceCharleston, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University (BA)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website


He is the son of Mario Palumbo, the 32nd Attorney General of West Virginia as well as a former five-term state senator. Palumbo graduated from West Virginia University in 1994, and graduated from University of North Carolina's law school in 1998.[3] He was hired as an attorney for Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff and Love that same year.[4]

  1. "Senator Palumbo". wvlegislature.gov. West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. "Corey Palumbo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. Wallace, Jim (January 23, 2002). "Corey Palumbo to run for House". Charleston Daily Mail. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  4. "Business Faces". Charleston Daily Mail. October 5, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via ProQuest.
West Virginia Senate
Preceded by
Vic Sprouse		 Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 8th district
2009–2013		 Succeeded by
Chris Walters
Preceded by
Dan Foster		 Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 17th district
2013–2020		 Succeeded by
Eric Nelson



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