Joe Statler

A lifetime resident of Core, West Virginia, Joe Statler is a retired coal miner with Consolidated Coal Company. Currently, he tends to his family’s 256-acre farm in western Monongalia County, and volunteers on various boards and other community projects. 

Re-elected to the West Virginia legislature multiple times, Delegate Statler has sponsored numerous pieces of legislation that have passed, including the LOCAL act, with the goal of improving roads across the state.  

He has championed education in Charleston, including serving as vice chair of the House Education Committee. Statler was instrumental in creating and chairing the first House Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services.  

Statler was elected to the Monongalia Board of Education in 2002 and served as vice president from 2008 to 2012. He has served on the METC Advisory Board since 1992. He also led efforts as co-chair of the Clay-Battelle Athletic Facilities Board. 

As a farmer who believes in the power of education, Statler is a strong supporter of agricultural education and leadership development opportunities for students, especially 4-H and FFA members. Statler also serves as a County Extension Service Committee member for the WVU Extension Monongalia County office.