Former U.S. Congressman David McKinley Passes Away

David McKinley, engineer and longstanding political figure, dies at 79

He became the first Republican to represent West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District seat in 42 years 2010 with a winning margin of less than 1,500 votes.

Former Congressman David McKinley dies

Former Congressman David McKinley, who represented West Virginia for decades and championed the coal industry, has died.

Former United States, West Virginia representative David McKinley dies at 79

Former West Virginia and United States representative David McKinley has died at 79.McKinley, a civil engineer and business owner wasborn in Wheeling in 1947 a

Former U.S. Congressman David McKinley passes away

WHEELING, W.Va. (WOWK) — Wheeling native and former U.S. Congressman David McKinley has passed away. He was 79. According to the obituary, McKinley spent a lifetime serving others, especially West …

Former congressman, WV GOP ‘icon’ David McKinley, of Wheeling, dead at 79

David Bennett McKinley, a six-term Republican congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia died April 17, 2026 at 79.

Former West Virginia congressman David McKinley dies at 79

WHEELING, W.Va. — Former U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley died at 79, according to his family. McKinley died peacefully at his family home, Willow Glen, in Wheeling. A seventh-generation West Virginian, McKinley spent decades serving the state as an engineer, businessman and lawmaker. Born in Wheeling in 1947, he graduated from Purdue University with a [...]