About Walt Helmick
Lived 1944 – 2025 (aged 81). Walt Helmick was an American politician.
Walter D. Helmick (April 25, 1944 – September 6, 2025) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as the Commissioner of Agriculture of the state of West Virginia. He was elected to the position in 2012, defeating Republican nominee Kent Leonhardt. In 2016, Leonhardt defeated him in a rematch. Previously, he was a member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 15th district from 1990 to 2012. Earlier he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 through 1989, served on the Pocahontas County Commission and on the Pocahontas County School Board.
Walt Helmick died from cancer on September 6, 2025, at the age of 81.
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American politician
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Walt Helmick was born on 25 April 1944 in Webster Springs.
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Walt Helmick died on 6 September 2025.
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