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Member, House of Delegates, District 37

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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.

Treyvon Simmons

Democratic

Bluefield

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Marty GearheartWest Virginia Legislature

Marty Gearheart

RepublicanIncumbent

Bluefield

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  • Sponsored ending Turnpike tolls after bonds are paid.In office
  • Sponsored requiring legislative approval of new Parkways bonds.In office
  • Sponsored enacted repeal of free-transfer athletic eligibility.In office
  • Sponsored tenant protections and landlord notice requirements.In office
  • Sponsored returning reappropriated funds to general revenue.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 ending Turnpike tolls after bonds are paid.

    Marty Gearheart, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4421 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments”
  2. Sponsored requiring legislative approval of new Parkways bonds.

    Marty Gearheart, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4431 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority”
  3. Sponsored enacted repeal of free-transfer athletic eligibility.

    Marty Gearheart, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4425 · wvlegislature.gov

    “To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility.”
  4. Sponsored tenant protections and landlord notice requirements.

    Marty Gearheart, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4432 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Establishing certain tenant protections and landlord notice requirements at rental properties”
  5. Sponsored returning reappropriated funds to general revenue.

    Marty Gearheart, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 4428 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Requiring 50 percent of all reappropriated revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue”

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