Stephen Skinner is an American politician who formerly served in the West Virginia House of Delegates. A member of the West Virginia Democratic Party, he represented the 67th District in the legislature. He was first elected in the 2012 state elections. Skinner won re-election to the House of Delegates in 2014 by defeating Republican challenger and future Senator Patricia Rucker. He is the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the state legislature in West Virginia. Prior to his election to the legislature, Skinner was a founder of the LGBT advocacy group Fairness West Virginia.