John Mandt

John Franklin Mandt Jr. (born May 8, 1963) is an American businessman, politician, who formerly served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 16, which includes parts of Cabell and Lincoln counties. First elected in 2018, he resigned after it was reported he made homophobic remarks in a private Facebook chat.^[1] Mandt previously referred to the LGBT community as "the alphabet hate group" and called Delegate Eric Porterfield "a great guy" in response to his own anti-gay comments.^[2][3]

John Mandt
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2020 Serving with Sean Hornbuckle & Daniel Linville
In office December 1, 2018 – October 3, 2020
Preceded by	Carol Miller
Personal details
Born	John Franklin Mandt Jr. (1963-05-08) May 8, 1963 (age 61) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ami McGinnis
Children	6
Residence(s)	Huntington, West Virginia
Alma mater	Marshall University (Did not graduate)

Political career

Election results

2018 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 16^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Mandt	1,329	22.50%
	Republican	Daniel Linville	1,135	19.21%
	Republican	Vera Miller	843	14.27%
	Republican	Jarred Cannon	832	14.08%
	Republican	Steve Davis	726	12.29%
	Republican	Chris Burger	677	11.46%
	Republican	Andrew Dornbos	365	6.18%

2018 general election, House of Delegates, District 16^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Hornbuckle	7,644	20.73%
	Republican	John Mandt	6,523	17.69%
	Republican	Daniel Linville	6,332	17.17%
	Democratic	Matt Spurlock	6,081	16.49%
	Republican	Vera Miller	5,619	15.24%
	Democratic	Dakota Nelson	4,669	12.66%

2020 Republican primary, House of Delegates, District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Linville	2,404	31.41%
	Republican	John Mandt	2,262	29.55%
	Republican	Mark Bates	2,011	26.27%
	Republican	Jakob Jitima	977	12.76%

References

1. Stuck, Taylor; Pierson, Lacie (October 3, 2020). "Mandt resigns, says homophobic social media messages were fabricated". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
2. Flatley, Jake (August 27, 2019). "Marshall, Sodexo cut ties with longtime hot dog vendor Stewarts". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
3. Zuckerman, Jake (February 8, 2019). "GOP delegate compares gay community to Ku Klux Klan". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
4. "West Virginia Elections Results, May 8, 2018". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
5. "West Virginia Elections Results, November 6, 2018". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
6. "West Virginia Elections Results, June 9, 2020". WVPB. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2020.

External links

• Profile at Vote Smart