Michael B. Stuart
Michael B. Stuart | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 7th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Stollings |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| In office January 9, 2018 – February 28, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Booth Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | William S. Thompson |
| Chair of the West Virginia Republican Party | |
| In office July 24, 2010 – May 12, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Doug McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Conrad Lucas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Bryan Stuart Philippi, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Katrina |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University (BA) Boston University (JD) |
Michael Bryan Stuart is an American politician who serves in the West Virginia Senate. He was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2018 to 2021. In February 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Stuart to serve as general counsel for the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Stuart was a lawyer for the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson. In 2014, Stuart chaired the West Virginia Presidential Debate Commission. From 2010 to 2012, he served as chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party. Stuart chaired Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in the state.
Stuart was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on January 9, 2018. Prior to his confirmation as a U.S. Attorney, Stuart said addressing the opioid epidemic would be a priority of his office. On February 8, 2021, he, along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys, were asked to resign. On February 12, he announced his resignation, effective February 28.
Stuart was elected to the West Virginia Senate in the 2022 elections. He unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia Attorney General in the 2024 elections.
In 2024 and 2025 Stuart introduced a death penalty bill for killing a law enforcement officer or first responder.