State Senate - District 8
State Senate District 8; West Virginia
My vote power: Above average
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Democratic
A public school teacher and breast cancer survivor whose politics were shaped by the 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike. Her main priority is lowering health care costs for public employees, whose PEIA premiums rose 14% last July.
Records: Labor Rights 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for
Republican
He served on the Kanawha County Commission from 2020, including a term as its president, and now leads the county's emergency ambulance authority. He focuses on jobs, cutting the income tax and public safety.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov