Derek Ennis
Republican · WV
Coal mine safety professional and owner of Ennis Properties LLC in Valley Grove, with a business degree from West Liberty University and a master's in safety management from Marshall University. He focuses on child welfare oversight and safe workplaces.
Where Derek Ennis stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Advocated more jobs with safe working environments as a way to retain young West Virginians during the 2026 campaign.
May 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: timesleaderonline.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Called for stronger due-process protections, transparency, evidence standards, procedural safeguards, and legislative oversight in West Virginia family-court and child-welfare cases in a March 30, 2026 interview.
March 30, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ledenews.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Advocated more jobs with safe working environments as a way to retain young West Virginians during the 2026 campaign.
May 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: timesleaderonline.com
Called for stronger due-process protections, transparency, evidence standards, procedural safeguards, and legislative oversight in West Virginia family-court and child-welfare cases in a March 30, 2026 interview.
March 30, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ledenews.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Called for stronger due-process protections, transparency, evidence standards, procedural safeguards, and legislative oversight in West Virginia family-court and child-welfare cases in a March 30, 2026 interview.
March 30, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: ledenews.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Built a career spanning construction and more than 13 years in mine safety, including service as a corporate trainer for Murray Energy's Fire Brigades Mine Protection program, while owning student-housing properties near West Liberty University.
May 13, 2026
Source: timesleaderonline.com
Was endorsed for West Virginia House District 4 by the United Mine Workers of America for the 2026 election.
May 12, 2026
Source: umwa.org
Was listed among the West Virginia Chamber PAC's endorsed House candidates for the 2026 primary election.
May 12, 2026
Source: wvchamber.com
Advocated development of a Northern West Virginia technology and entrepreneurship hub to help young people launch local businesses and retain talent in a March 30, 2026 interview.
March 30, 2026
Source: ledenews.com
Served two terms as West Liberty University student body president, earned a business-management degree there in 2001 and a master's in safety management from Marshall University, built a coal-mine-safety career, and founded Ennis Properties in 2007.
March 30, 2026
Source: ledenews.com
Organized Ennis Properties LLC in Ohio County on October 23, 2007 as a residential and nonresidential real-estate leasing business and remained listed as its member in the state business record.
October 23, 2007
Source: apps.sos.wv.gov
Past race Derek Ennis ran in:
- House of Delegates - District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Delegate District 4; West Virginia