Kathie Hess Crouse of Buffalo will represent the 13th Delegate District when the State Legislature convenes in January 2022.

On Wednesday, November 24, Gov. Justice appointed Crouse to the House of Delegate seat left vacant by the resignation of Joshua Higginbotham (R-Putnam).

Higginbotham announced in September that he intended to run for the State Senate. He recently moved to Kanawha County from where he could be elected in 2022 to represent the new 8th Senatorial…