Recently elected West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith is looking forward to a new era of cooperation and collaboration between the Legislature and the governor’s office. Smith, who is a former coal miner and a Republican who has represented Tucker County since 2017, said the Senate, West Virginia House of Delegates and Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey plan to work as a united team. Taking over the role of Senate president from Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, Smith inherits a chamber almost entirely comprised of Republicans. There are now just two Democrats in the 34-member Senate, and just nine Democrats in the 100-member House.