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Member, House of Delegates, District 1

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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.

Taxes & budget

  • Quincy WilsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Pat McGeehanRepublican

    • Sponsored emergency funding for financially distressed counties.In office

Public safety

  • Quincy WilsonDemocratic

    • Opposes requiring WV police to work with ICE.
    • Opposes civilian review boards for police incidents.
  • Pat McGeehanRepublican

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Quincy WilsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Pat McGeehanRepublican

    • Sponsored an enacted supplemental appropriation for the school board.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Quincy WilsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Pat McGeehanRepublican

    • Sponsored a construction-manager bidding option for state highways.In office
    • Sponsored rules for utility lines in highway rights-of-way.In office

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Quincy WilsonDemocratic

    • Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.
  • Pat McGeehanRepublican

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Quincy WilsonDemocratic

    • Supports ending cannabis prohibition in West Virginia.
    • Supports reinstating the death penalty.
  • Pat McGeehanRepublican

    No documented position found.

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