Michael Folk

Michael Craig Folk (born in Martinsburg, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 63 since January 12, 2013.

Folk earned his bachelor of science degree in economics from Shepherd College (now Shepherd University) and his master of business administration from West Virginia University.

• 2012: Folk ran in the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and won by 17 votes with 485 votes (51.4%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,096 votes (51.2%) against Democratic nominee Donn Marshall, who had run for a seat in 2010.
• 2014: Folk won re-election to the 63rd District, defeating Heather Marshall — wife of his 2012 opponent — by receiving 60.99% of the vote.
• 2016: Folk won a third term in the House by defeating Democratic challenger Kenneth Lemaster, receiving 58.5% of the vote.

• "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014. 
• "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014. 
• John McVey (April 24, 2014). "Heather Marshall named to replace husband in state delegate race". The Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2015. 
• Chelsea DeMello (November 5, 2014). "Folk holds off Marshall". The Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2015. 
• Matt Dellinger (November 9, 2016). "Folk wins re-election in 63rd district". The Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2016. 

On July 15, 2016, Folk tweeted that Hillary Clinton should be "hung on the Mall in Washington, DC" in response to her email controversy. He later stated that he regretted the comment, but reiterated his belief that Clinton should be tried for treason. Two days later, Folk was suspended from his job as a pilot for United Airlines over the comment.