Jon Dodds
Republican · WV
Network engineer at Fairmont State University and a lifelong West Virginian living in Fairmont, in Marion County. He has worked in information technology since 1990.
Where Jon Dodds stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
Seconded a $30,000 cap on a consultant contract for Fairmont State's presidential assessment. The board adopted the cap unanimously.
February 26, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Voted to discontinue Fairmont State's music and theater degree programs after the board cited declining enrollment and costs. The plan gave students a one-year period to finish and kept community arts programs and the marching band.
June 18, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Seconded a Fairmont State board motion to approve a new master's program in environmental science. The motion passed.
June 13, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Directed the 2026 Three Rivers Festival parade in Fairmont, which opened the community festival on May 21.
May 21, 2026
Source: wvmetronews.com
Received Fairmont State's Presidential Service Award for service to the university and community, including leadership on the Three Rivers and West Virginia Black Heritage festival boards.
August 12, 2025
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Chaired a Fairmont State board athletics committee meeting that reviewed sports programs, athletic giving, and scholarship funding.
February 11, 2025
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Received a Federal Aviation Administration waiver authorizing specified drone operations over people and moving vehicles, subject to safety conditions. The certificate did not establish that any flights occurred.
November 1, 2024
Source: faa.gov
Joined Fairmont State's staff council chair in a statewide classified-employees advisory-council discussion of job classifications, compensation, and remote or hybrid work policies.
October 21, 2024
Source: wvacce.org
Received the West Virginia Manufacturers Association political action committee's endorsement for the 2024 House of Delegates District 76 election.
October 21, 2024
Source: wvma.com
Voted against Fairmont State's proposed presidential-search committee slate after questioning why it included three faculty representatives but only two staff representatives.
September 15, 2022
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Voted against ending Fairmont State President Mirta Martin's contract in July 2022, several months before its scheduled expiration. He said she should lead through the end of her contract while the university found a replacement.
May 18, 2022
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Chaired Fairmont State's committee that completed a third-year review of President Mirta Martin. The committee used an outside consultant and included university constituent groups in the review.
December 10, 2020
Source: fairmontstate.edu
Past race Jon Dodds ran in:
- House of Delegates - District 76 · November 3, 2026 · Delegate District 76; West Virginia