Introducing Robert Fluharty: Champion for District 99

Robert Fluharty is a lifelong public servant, executive coach, and organizational leader with more than three decades of military service and leadership experience. Over a 32-year career in the U.S. Military, Robert rose to a senior enlisted leader, serving in roles that demanded accountability, calm under pressure, and a commitment to people-first leadership.

Throughout his career, Robert has led teams and advised senior leaders on building strong, mission-ready organizations. He directed institutional advisors and subject matter experts supporting merit, respect, and professional development—work that helped shape opportunities and outcomes for more than 92,000 service members. He also served on multiple deployments and contingency missions, supporting operations at home and abroad, and later volunteered in West Virginia to document and support disaster response efforts during severe flooding and COVID-19.

In his civilian career, Robert had served since 2007 as a Special Agent conducting background investigations for individuals in positions of trust across the federal government. Over the course of his investigative work, he has conducted more than 4,000 interviews focused on character, conduct, and integrity—experience that reinforced his belief that public trust is earned through transparency, follow-through, and consistent ethical leadership.

Robert was also the Co-Founder of Inclusion Culture Inc., where he helped design and deliver leadership development programs for large organizations—equipping leaders to strengthen capability, improve collaboration, increase efficiencies and lead through change. He holds an MBA from the University of Charleston, advanced security management credentials from American Military University, and is an ICF-certified professional coach (PCC). He is known for a coaching and leadership style rooted in understanding, evidence-based decision-making, and practical accountability.

Robert is running for West Virginia House of Delegates to bring the same service mindset to Charleston: protect people, strengthen communities, and restore trust through transparent, accessible government. He believes leadership is a duty—not a privilege—and that government works best when it’s close to the people, focused on results, and free from political favoritism.

Robert’s commitments are simple:
• Serve with integrity and put the district ahead of personal or political interest
• Protect families and communities through practical, accountable policy
• Default to transparency and accessibility in how government operates
• Respect local control and keep decision-making as close to citizens as possible
• Fight for fairness and opportunity while demanding responsibility—from government and from powerful institutions
Robert and his family are proud to call West Virginia home, and he’s running to ensure the next generation inherits a state that is safer, stronger, and led with character.

^{Robert Fluharty is a member of the Air National Guard. Use of his military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense.}