State

Member, House of Delegates, District 3

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
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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Mike Robinson

Democratic

Wellsburg

The gist

Supports more highway, water and broadband funding locally.
Pledges a public ledger of his votes after each session.
Supports more training, equipment and staff for first responders.
Supports competitive teacher pay and vocational pathways.
Pledges to convene business and labor on job growth.
Supports protecting retirement benefits and Medicaid access.

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Supports more highway, water and broadband funding locally.
Mike Robinson for WV: West Virginia House of Delegates
Campaign website · Mike Robinson for West Virginia · Platform Pillars: Infrastructure · robinsonforwv.com
“Mike will fight for the highway, water, and broadband funding our communities are owed”
Pledges a public ledger of his votes after each session.
Mike Robinson for WV: West Virginia House of Delegates
Campaign website · Mike Robinson for West Virginia · Platform Pillars: Transparency · robinsonforwv.com
“A public ledger, updated after every session.”
Supports more training, equipment and staff for first responders.
Mike Robinson for WV: West Virginia House of Delegates
Campaign website · Mike Robinson for West Virginia · Platform Pillars: Public Safety · robinsonforwv.com
“Mike will push for the training, equipment, and staffing our first responders need”
Supports competitive teacher pay and vocational pathways.
Mike Robinson for WV: West Virginia House of Delegates
Campaign website · Mike Robinson for West Virginia · Platform Pillars: Education · robinsonforwv.com
“Mike will fight for competitive teacher pay, modernized facilities, and vocational pathways”
Pledges to convene business and labor on job growth.
Mike Robinson for WV: West Virginia House of Delegates
Campaign website · Mike Robinson for West Virginia · Platform Pillars: Jobs · robinsonforwv.com
“Mike will bring executives, union leaders, and small-business owners to the same table”
Supports protecting retirement benefits and Medicaid access.
Mike Robinson for WV: West Virginia House of Delegates
Campaign website · Mike Robinson for West Virginia · Platform Pillars: Veterans & Seniors · robinsonforwv.com
“protecting retirement benefits and Medicaid access”

Dave Cantrell

Independent

Wheeling

The gist

Supports bringing back the prevailing wage.
Opposes West Virginia's right-to-work law.
Supports fair utility costs.
Supports expanding access to health care.
Supports reproductive rights.
Supports strengthening public schools.

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Supports bringing back the prevailing wage.
Dave Cantrell, Independent Candidate for WV House of Delegates District 3
Campaign website · Dave for Delegate · Dave's commitment · davefordelegatewv.com
“Bring back Prevailing Wage”
Opposes West Virginia's right-to-work law.
Dave Cantrell, Independent Candidate for WV House of Delegates District 3
Campaign website · Dave for Delegate · Dave's commitment · davefordelegatewv.com
“Push back on “Right to Work””
Supports fair utility costs.
Dave Cantrell, Independent Candidate for WV House of Delegates District 3
Campaign website · Dave for Delegate · Dave's commitment · davefordelegatewv.com
“Fight for fair utility costs”
Supports expanding access to health care.
Dave Cantrell, Independent Candidate for WV House of Delegates District 3
Campaign website · Dave for Delegate · Dave's commitment · davefordelegatewv.com
“Expand access to healthcare”
Supports reproductive rights.
Dave Cantrell, Independent Candidate for WV House of Delegates District 3
Campaign website · Dave for Delegate · Dave's commitment · davefordelegatewv.com
“Safeguard reproductive freedom and rights”
Supports strengthening public schools.
Dave Cantrell, Independent Candidate for WV House of Delegates District 3
Campaign website · Dave for Delegate · Dave's commitment · davefordelegatewv.com
“Strengthen our public schools”

Jimmy Willis

RepublicanIncumbent

Bethany

The gist

Sponsored partisan elections for mayors and city councils.In office
Sponsored requiring a detailed Education Department budget.In office
Sponsored letting counties add pay for CTE teaching positions.In office
Sponsored a state tax credit for new parents.In office
Sponsored state preemption on strategic and critical resources.In office

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

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Sponsored partisan elections for mayors and city councils.
Jimmy Willis, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4080 · wvlegislature.gov
“To provide for partisan races for mayoral and city council races, and provide for the election of mayors by citizens of a town or municipality.”
Sponsored requiring a detailed Education Department budget.
Jimmy Willis, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4082 · wvlegislature.gov
“Require the West Virginia Department of Education to provide a complete and in-depth budget for review to the Legislature.”
Sponsored letting counties add pay for CTE teaching positions.
Jimmy Willis, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4693 · wvlegislature.gov
“To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions.”
Sponsored a state tax credit for new parents.
Jimmy Willis, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5169 · wvlegislature.gov
“To provide a tax credit for new parents in this state in certain circumstances.”
Sponsored state preemption on strategic and critical resources.
Jimmy Willis, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates
Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4985 · wvlegislature.gov
“Relating to strategic and critical resources, state preemption of local regulation, and foreign ownership and restricted commerce entities”

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