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State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District
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Chris Claypole

Candidate for State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District

Democratic

Background

Lives in
Mannington
Campaign website
claypoleforwv.com

Raised in Monongalia County and now lives in Mannington (Marion County); has worked in commissioned sales and management and in the behavioral and mental health field, per his campaign site.

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Photo: Friends of Chris Claypole

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Opposes Flock surveillance cameras in the state.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “I will also protect our right to privacy by upholding our 4th amendment rights and rid our state of flock cameras.”
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Education

  • Proposes updating the school funding formula.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “I will fight to update our funding formula to make sure schools obtain better funding.”
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  • Proposes limits on Hope Scholarship spending.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “I will work to establish guardrails on the out of control spending that is happening with the Hope program.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports using state surplus for clean drinking water.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “We should not have a budget surplus while drinking water remains contaminated!”
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Health & human services

  • Opposes closing and consolidating rural hospitals.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “I will fight against the closing of hospitals and consolidation of care that has been allowed to happen.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports local control over data centers and transmission lines.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “I vow to preserve our communities by giving control back to them to decide on topics like data center, AND transmission line construction.”
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  • Proposes making the Public Service Commission elected.

    Chris Claypole for West Virginia Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Claypole · claypoleforwv.com

    “making the appointed public service commission an elected position that answers to the public for which they serve”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Chris Claypole on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.

All sources (11)

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