Tom Takubo is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on December 4, 2014. His current term ends on December 1, 2026. Takubo is running for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 17. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026. Takubo became the state Senate majority leader on November 26, 2018. He served in this capacity until January 8, 2025. Takubo received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Marshall University in 1995, and a doctorate of osteopathy from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. From 2004 to 2007, Takubo attended East Tennessee State University as a pulmonary and critical care fellow. After his fellowship, Takubo co-founded Pulmonary Associates of Charleston, where he worked as a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep physician. Takubo first ran for public office in 2014, when he won election to represent District 17 in the West Virginia State Senate with 52% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2018 with 52.5% of the vote, and in 2022 with 58.5% of the vote. From 2015 to 2016 Takubo was the chairman of the West Virginia State Senate Committee on Economic Development, and from 2017 to 2018, he served as the chairman of the West Virginia State Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources.