State

Member, House of Delegates, District 19

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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Nolan Rose

Democratic

Bancroft

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.
Pledges to focus on strengthening worker protections.

More about Nolan

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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”
Pledges to focus on strengthening worker protections.
Nolan Rose for Delegate District 19
Campaign website · Nolan Rose campaign · nolanrose.vote
“I intend to focus on strengthening worker protections, holding powerful interests accountable, protecting access to medical care”

Kathie Hess Crouse

RepublicanIncumbent

Buffalo

The gist

Sponsored religious exemptions from compulsory immunizations.In office
Sponsored barring fluoride in public water systems.In office
Sponsored removing income tax on overtime work.In office
Sponsored a tax credit for homeschool students.In office
Sponsored removing standardized testing in schools.In office
Sponsored enacted limits on criminal-record licensing bars.In office

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

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Sponsored religious exemptions from compulsory immunizations.
Kathie Hess Crouse, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4073 · wvlegislature.gov
“Permitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizations”
Sponsored barring fluoride in public water systems.
Kathie Hess Crouse, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4669 · wvlegislature.gov
“Disallowing flouride to be added to public water systems”
Sponsored removing income tax on overtime work.
Kathie Hess Crouse, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4347 · wvlegislature.gov
“To remove income tax from overtime work”
Sponsored a tax credit for homeschool students.
Kathie Hess Crouse, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4112 · wvlegislature.gov
“Provide tax credit for homeschool students”
Sponsored removing standardized testing in schools.
Kathie Hess Crouse, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4077 · wvlegislature.gov
“Remove standardized testing in public and private schools”
Sponsored enacted limits on criminal-record licensing bars.
Kathie Hess Crouse, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4819 · wvlegislature.gov
“Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice a particular profession”

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