Tom Takubo
Tom Takubo | |
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| Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – January 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ryan Ferns |
| Succeeded by | Patrick S. Martin |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 17th district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2015 Serving with Anne Charnock | |
| Preceded by | Brooks McCabe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1971 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Marshall University (BS) West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) |
Tom Takubo is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 17th district since January 14, 2015. Takubo also serves as Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate, succeeding Ryan Ferns who was defeated in the 2018 West Virginia Senate election.
Takubo's mother is from Logan County and his biological father was from Japan. Takubo's parents divorced when he was a child, and his mother remarried. He attended Marshall University and received his D.O. from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a business owner and serves on the medical faculty for West Virginia University. Takubo has three children. He lives in the Southridge area of South Charleston.