Pritt’s Seat in Jeopardy After Arrest | Charleston News

Charleston West Virginia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

West Virginia lawmakers are urgently debating how to handle Delegate Elliott Pritt’s seat after his arrest on charges of seducing a minor — a case that has sparked calls for his immediate resignation from both the House Speaker and the Republican Party. First elected as a Democrat in 2022 and switched to the GOP last year, Pritt is currently jailed in Kentucky and has been stripped of leadership roles and his teaching certification. A fellow delegate has urged the governor to call a special legislative session for August 10th — coinciding with existing interim meetings — to formally address…