Federal

U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. representative votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

Candidates Compare by issue

Ace Parsi

Democratic

Morgantown

The gist

Proposes congressional authority over tariffs
Proposes a simpler tax code with fewer loopholes
Supports rural hospital funding and a single-payer public option
Supports reversing Big Beautiful Bill cuts to SNAP and Medicaid
Proposes tax incentives and zoning reform for housing
Opposes vouchers; proposes redirecting funds to public schools
Proposes investing $2 per $1 of wages lost to closures
Supports universal broadband as a public utility

More about Ace

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Proposes congressional authority over tariffs
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“Congress should exercise authority over tariffs so that people don’t pay more at the grocery stores”
Proposes a simpler tax code with fewer loopholes
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“We need a simpler, more transparent tax system without as many loopholes so that everybody pays their share.”
Supports rural hospital funding and a single-payer public option
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“Fund rural hospitals; pursue a single-payer public option”
Supports reversing Big Beautiful Bill cuts to SNAP and Medicaid
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“Reverse Big Beautiful Bill cuts to SNAP and Medicaid”
Proposes tax incentives and zoning reform for housing
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“Tax incentives and zoning reform to build more housing so West Virginians can afford to stay in West Virginia”
Opposes vouchers; proposes redirecting funds to public schools
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“redirect lost funds for vouchers back into public schools”
Proposes investing $2 per $1 of wages lost to closures
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“For every $1 in wages lost when a factory closes or a mine shuts down, we will advocate to invest $2 back into that community.”
Supports universal broadband as a public utility
Ace's Platform
Campaign website · Ace Parsi for Congress · aceforcongress.com
“Broadband: Universal access as a public utility”

Riley Moore

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative · Harpers Ferry

The gist

Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms
Supports finishing the southern border wall
Supports West Virginia's coal and natural gas industries
Opposes abortion
Opposes a central bank digital currency
Led defense of the Hope Scholarship program as treasurerIn office
Led the divestment of state funds from BlackRock as treasurerIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Riley

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Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms
Issues
Campaign website · Moore for West Virginia · mooreforwv.com
“I will ALWAYS stand up for the rights of our citizens to keep and bear firearms”
Supports finishing the southern border wall
Issues
Campaign website · Moore for West Virginia · mooreforwv.com
“I will work with President Trump to finish the border wall”
Supports West Virginia's coal and natural gas industries
Issues
Campaign website · Moore for West Virginia · mooreforwv.com
“I will stand up for our coal and gas industries in West Virginia”
Opposes abortion
Issues
Campaign website · Moore for West Virginia · mooreforwv.com
“We must work to end the tragedy of abortion.”
Opposes a central bank digital currency
Issues
Campaign website · Moore for West Virginia · mooreforwv.com
“I oppose any central bank digital currency as a violation of fundamental American values.”
Led defense of the Hope Scholarship program as treasurer
Issues
Campaign website · Moore for West Virginia · mooreforwv.com
“As your State Treasurer, I defended the Hope Scholarship program from attacks by liberal interest groups.”
Led the divestment of state funds from BlackRock as treasurer
About Congressman Riley M. Moore
Government record · Office of U.S. Rep. Riley Moore · rileymoore.house.gov
“He was the first elected official in America to divest West Virginia tax dollars from BlackRock over their support for ESG.”

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