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Member, House of Delegates, District 28

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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.

Brooke Smith

Democratic

Huntington

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No documented position found.

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Ryan BrowningWest Virginia Legislature

Ryan Browning

RepublicanIncumbent

Kenova

The gist

  • Supports responsible government spending.
  • Sponsored the enacted Skills to Work law.In office
  • Sponsored enacted penalties for crimes against athletic officials.In office
  • Sponsored an ibogaine drug-trial grant program, later vetoed.In office

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

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  1. Supports responsible government spending.

    Ryan Browning, West Virginia House of Delegates District 28

    Campaign website · Friends of Ryan Browning · browningforwv.com

    “Promoting responsible government spending”
  2. Sponsored the enacted Skills to Work law.

    Ryan Browning, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4005 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Skills to work”
  3. Sponsored enacted penalties for crimes against athletic officials.

    Ryan Browning, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4999 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to crimes against athletic officials”
  4. Sponsored an ibogaine drug-trial grant program, later vetoed.

    Ryan Browning, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4626 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine”

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