Scott Varner

Scott Varner is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 4th district. Scott served as majority whip of the West Virginia House from 1997 to 2007.^[1] in 2025, he was appointed as the president of the Marshall County Commission after 11 years as a county commissioner.^[2] He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Scott Varner
Majority Whip of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office 1997–2007
Succeeded by	Mike Caputo
Member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from the 4th district
In office 1993–2013
Succeeded by	David Evans
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-01) July 1, 1962 (age 63) Wheeling, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Suzanne Yanni
Children	2
Residence	Moundsville, West Virginia
Alma mater	West Virginia University
Profession	Teacher

Speakership candidacy

In 2006, Scott announced his candidacy for speaker getting support from chairmans of four major committees.^[3] He was in a race against Democrat Rick Thompson. There where concerns of someone from the north of the state neglecting the interests of people in the southern part of the state. The Democratic Party caucus decided to make Thompson speaker.^[4]