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Michael B. Stuart
Official portrait, 2025
General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 10, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySamuel Bagenstos
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 7th district
In office
December 1, 2022 – October 9, 2025
Preceded byRon Stollings
Succeeded byZack Maynard
United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
January 9, 2018 – February 28, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byBooth Goodwin
Succeeded byWilliam S. Thompson
Chair of the West Virginia Republican Party
In office
July 24, 2010 – May 12, 2012
Preceded byDoug McKinney
Succeeded byConrad Lucas
Personal details
BornMichael Bryan Stuart
Philippi, West Virginia, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseKatrina
Alma materWest Virginia University (BA)
Boston University (JD)

Michael Bryan Stuart is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the West Virginia Senate from 2022 to 2025 for the 7th district. He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2018 to 2021.

In February 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Stuart to serve as general counsel for the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[1] He was confirmed and took office in October 2025.[2]

Biography

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Stuart was a lawyer for the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. In 2014, Stuart chaired the West Virginia Presidential Debate Commission. From 2010 to 2012, he served as chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party.[3][4] Stuart chaired Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in the state.[5]

U.S. Attorney

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Stuart was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on January 9, 2018. Prior to his confirmation as a U.S. Attorney, Stuart said addressing the opioid epidemic would be a priority of his office.[6] On February 8, 2021, he, along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys, were asked to resign.[7] On February 12, he announced his resignation, effective February 28.[8]

West Virginia Senate

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Stuart was elected to the 7th district of the West Virginia Senate in the 2022 elections. He unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for West Virginia Attorney General in the 2024 elections, losing to state auditor JB McCuskey.[9][1]

In 2024[10] and 2025, Stuart introduced a death penalty bill for killing a law enforcement officer or first responder.[11][12] During his tenure in the Senate, he co-sponsored legislation to make it illegal to operate methadone clinics, and supported proposals to ban syringe exchanges.[13][14]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Stuart was nominated by Trump in February 2025 to serve as general counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Stuart resigned from the West Virginia Senate in October 2025 after being confirmed as general counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ferrell Knisely, Amelia (February 12, 2025). "Trump taps WV Sen. Mike Stuart to serve as general counsel for the federal health department". West Virginia Watch. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b Patterson, Jessica (9 October 2025). "Stuart resigns from West Virginia Senate for new federal role". WOWK 13 News. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". whitehouse.gov. September 8, 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Trump appoints new top prosecutor for West Texas". USA Today. September 8, 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Trump nominates former W.Va. campaign chair for US Attorney". MetroNews. September 8, 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ^ Curtis, Mark (September 11, 2017). "Mike Stuart Nominated for U.S. Attorney for Southern District West Virginia". WOWK. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. ^ Balsamo, Michael (February 9, 2021). "Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "United States Attorney Mike Stuart Announces His Resignation" (Press release). Charleston, West Virginia: United States Attorney's Office. February 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Adams, Steven (4 May 2023). "State Sen. Stuart joins race for W.Va. Attorney General". The Inter-Mountain. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ Weaver, Alexandra (2024-01-08). "Death penalty for murder of first responders to be introduced in legislative session".
  11. ^ "Bill to allow the death penalty in certain cases discussed in W.Va". WSAZ. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  12. ^ Knisely, Amelia Ferrell (2025-03-07). "WV Senate bill reinstates death penalty in cases of intentionally killing police, first responders • West Virginia Watch". West Virginia Watch. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  13. ^ Facher, Lev (2025-07-30). "Trump nominee for top HHS post pushed to ban methadone treatment". STAT. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  14. ^ Raman, Sandhya; Hellmann, Jessie (2025-08-05). "Harm reduction techniques being phased out under Trump". Roll Call. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
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