House of Delegates - District 50
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
Democratic
A special education teacher with 13 years in Fayette County schools and a small business owner. He focuses on opposing data centers in Fayette County, access to clean drinking water and grocery affordability.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Healthcare Affordability 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for,
Constitution
A Boomer resident who works in loss prevention and earned a criminal justice degree. She emphasizes constitutional government, individual liberty, fiscal responsibility and government accountability.
Independent
A former president of the Fayette County Commission from Oak Hill, elected in 2018 and serving until 2024, and a longtime family business owner. He calls himself a business conservative and stresses water and sewer infrastructure and careful use of public money.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against
Republican · Incumbent
Appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates for Fayette County in August 2026. A retired state corrections official with more than 40 years in public safety, he last served as acting superintendent of the Beckley Correctional Center.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov