State

Member, House of Delegates, District 14

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: 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.

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Crystal Butcher

Democratic

Mineral Wells

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.
Opposes reinstating the death penalty.
Supports civilian review boards for police incidents.
Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.

More about Crystal

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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?”
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?”
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?”
Opposes reinstating the death penalty.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses
Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Oppose · e.infogram.com
“Do you support reinstating the death penalty in West Virginia?”
Supports civilian review boards for police incidents.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responses
Candidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com
“Do you support the use of civilian review boards to review police incidents and policies?”
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”

Dave Foggin

RepublicanIncumbent

Belleville

The gist

Sponsored a bill on teacher pay.In office
Sponsored a bill on substitute teacher pay.In office
Sponsored updating state law on prior authorizations.In office
Sponsored enacted indexing of license and stamp fees.In office
Sponsored removing sales tax from firearm suppressors.In office

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

More about Dave

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Sponsored a bill on teacher pay.
Dave Foggin, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4453 · wvlegislature.gov
“Regarding Teacher Pay”
Sponsored a bill on substitute teacher pay.
Dave Foggin, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4465 · wvlegislature.gov
“Regarding Substitute Teacher Pay”
Sponsored updating state law on prior authorizations.
Dave Foggin, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4569 · wvlegislature.gov
“Updating law regarding prior authorizations”
Sponsored enacted indexing of license and stamp fees.
Dave Foggin, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5323 · wvlegislature.gov
“Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees”
Sponsored removing sales tax from firearm suppressors.
Dave Foggin, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5397 · wvlegislature.gov
“Remove sales tax from firearm suppressors.”

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