Martha Yeager Walker

Martha Yeager Walker (born May 15, 1940) is a former politician in West Virginia who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 1993 and the West Virginia Senate from 1993 to 2000. A Democrat, she represented Kanawha County.[1]

James Herndon Yeager and Ardenia Stuck Yeager were her parents.[2] She received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University. She married H. Jarrett Walker and they had three children and several grandchildren.[3] In 2000, she was a candidate for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.[4] She served on the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.[5] She later served as Secretary of West Virginia's Department of Health and Human Resources.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature, 1922-2025" (PDF). West Virginia State Legislature. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Female Politicians in West Virginia, W-Z". politicalgraveyard.com.
  3. ^ "Senate Resolution 46: Recognizing the dedicated public service of the Honorable Martha Yeager Walker".
  4. ^ "Martha Yeager Walker - $662,505 raised, '00 election cycle, West Virginia (WV), Democrat Party, Congress". www.campaignmoney.com.
  5. ^ "Resolution Commending the Honorable Martha Y. Walker for her Service to the Committee on Water of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners". February 16, 2005. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  6. ^ "Pamela Gainer v. Martha Yeager Walker, Sec., W. Va. DHHR". Justia Law.
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