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Member, House of Delegates, District 29

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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.

Wendy Coleman

Democratic

Williamson

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Henry Corby DillonWest Virginia Legislature

Henry Corby Dillon

RepublicanIncumbent

Fort Gay

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  • Sponsored banning state subsidies for data centers.In office
  • Sponsored requiring paper ballots in all elections.In office
  • Sponsored a moratorium on school closures and consolidations.In office
  • Sponsored amendment to elect the state school superintendent.In office
  • Sponsored eliminating the state Department of Education.In office
  • Sponsored recognizing the Holy Bible as official state book.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored banning state subsidies for data centers.

    Henry Corby Dillon, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4854 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia”
  2. Sponsored requiring paper ballots in all elections.

    Henry Corby Dillon, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4935 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to requiring paper ballots in all elections”
  3. Sponsored a moratorium on school closures and consolidations.

    Henry Corby Dillon, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4851 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Relating to creating a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a West Virginia Department of Education (“WVDE”) school aid formula proposal.”
  4. Sponsored amendment to elect the state school superintendent.

    Henry Corby Dillon, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HJR 25 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Constitutional amendment to make the state superintendent of schools, a constitutional officer position, elected by the people”
  5. Sponsored eliminating the state Department of Education.

    Henry Corby Dillon, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4855 · wvlegislature.gov

    “To the elimination of the West Virginia Department of Education and providing direct funding for education”
  6. Sponsored recognizing the Holy Bible as official state book.

    Henry Corby Dillon, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HJR 32 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Recognition of Holy Bible as Foundational Text and Official Book of West Virginia.”

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