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Member, House of Delegates, District 1

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: One of the 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, which writes state laws and passes the state budget; each delegate represents one single-member district.

Quincy Wilson

Democratic

Weirton

The gist

  • Opposes requiring WV police to work with ICE.
  • Supports ending cannabis prohibition in West Virginia.
  • Opposes West Virginia's near-total abortion ban.
  • Supports reinstating the death penalty.
  • Opposes civilian review boards for police incidents.
  • Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.
More about Quincy
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  1. Opposes requiring WV police to work with ICE.

    2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Oppose · e.infogram.com

    “Do you support forcing WV law enforcement to work with ICE?”
  2. Supports ending cannabis prohibition in West Virginia.

    2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com

    “Do you support ending the prohibition of cannabis in West Virginia?”
  3. Opposes West Virginia's near-total abortion ban.

    2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Oppose · e.infogram.com

    “Do you support the near-total ban on abortion in West Virginia?”
  4. Supports reinstating the death penalty.

    2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com

    “Do you support reinstating the death penalty in West Virginia?”
  5. Opposes civilian review boards for police incidents.

    2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Oppose · e.infogram.com

    “Do you support the use of civilian review boards to review police incidents and policies?”
  6. Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.

    2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com

    “restoring voting rights to people released from correctional institutions”
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Pat McGeehanWest Virginia Legislature

Pat McGeehan

RepublicanIncumbent

Chester

The gist

  • Sponsored emergency funding for financially distressed counties.In office
  • Sponsored an enacted supplemental appropriation for the school board.In office
  • Sponsored a construction-manager bidding option for state highways.In office
  • Sponsored rules for utility lines in highway rights-of-way.In office

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

More about Pat
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  1. Sponsored emergency funding for financially distressed counties.

    Pat McGeehan, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4574 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county.”
  2. Sponsored an enacted supplemental appropriation for the school board.

    Pat McGeehan, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4575 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education”
  3. Sponsored a construction-manager bidding option for state highways.

    Pat McGeehan, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4992 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to the creation of an alternative procurement procedure called the “general contractor/construction manager” procedure, and authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate rules thereabout.”
  4. Sponsored rules for utility lines in highway rights-of-way.

    Pat McGeehan, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4994 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to utility lines on the Division of Highways rights of way”

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