State

Member, House of Delegates, District 23

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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Amanda Beth Beach-Burge

Democratic

Huntington

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.

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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”

Evan Worrell

RepublicanIncumbent

Salt Rock

The gist

Sponsored the enacted Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026.In office
Sponsored the enacted Recharge West Virginia Program.In office
Sponsored amendment on right to refuse medical treatment.In office
Sponsored limits on AI-delivered mental health care.In office
Sponsored removing some services from certificate of need.In office
Sponsored repealing vehicle inspection requirements.In office

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

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Sponsored the enacted Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026.
Evan Worrell, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4982 · wvlegislature.gov
“Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026”
Sponsored the enacted Recharge West Virginia Program.
Evan Worrell, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4004 · wvlegislature.gov
“Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program”
Sponsored amendment on right to refuse medical treatment.
Evan Worrell, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HJR 24 · wvlegislature.gov
“Relating to the right to refuse any medical treatment, injection, device, vaccine or prophylactic”
Sponsored limits on AI-delivered mental health care.
Evan Worrell, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4770 · wvlegislature.gov
“Establishing limitations on the use of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence technology to deliver mental health care, with exceptions for administrative support functions”
Sponsored removing some services from certificate of need.
Evan Worrell, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5096 · wvlegislature.gov
“Relating to removing services from requiring a certificate of need”
Sponsored repealing vehicle inspection requirements.
Evan Worrell, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4639 · wvlegislature.gov
“Repeal code relating to inspection of vehicles”

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