House of Delegates - District 12
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:
Republican
Parkersburg High School graduate, age 23, who works overnight at Walmart. He backs the Hope Scholarship program, cutting government red tape, free-market principles, and rural health care reforms that lower costs for families.
Democratic
Parkersburg Democrat who spent his career in government service and served 14 years in the military. He focuses on affordable health care, veterans' earned benefits, and restoring prevailing wage on state-funded projects.
Records: Labor Rights 1 for
Libertarian
Parkersburg accountant and lifelong Wood County resident, with degrees from West Virginia University and Stetson University. He backs state tax reform, accountability for schools that receive state funds, and foster care reform.
Republican · Incumbent
Chairman of the House Finance Committee, representing Wood County's 12th District since 2016 after earlier service from 1987 to 1990. A Parkersburg business executive, he works on state infrastructure funding and tax relief.
Records: Anti-Corruption 2 against, Environment and Public Health 2 against, Labor Rights 2 against,
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov