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Member, House of Delegates, District 3

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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.

Taxes & budget

Public safety

  • Mike RobinsonDemocratic

    • Supports more training, equipment and staff for first responders.
  • Dave CantrellIndependent

    No documented position found.

  • Jimmy WillisRepublican

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Mike RobinsonDemocratic

    • Supports competitive teacher pay and vocational pathways.
  • Dave CantrellIndependent

    • Supports strengthening public schools.
  • Jimmy WillisRepublican

    • Sponsored requiring a detailed Education Department budget.In office
    • Sponsored letting counties add pay for CTE teaching positions.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Mike RobinsonDemocratic

    • Pledges to convene business and labor on job growth.
  • Dave CantrellIndependent

    • Supports bringing back the prevailing wage.
    • Opposes West Virginia's right-to-work law.
  • Jimmy WillisRepublican

    • Sponsored state preemption on strategic and critical resources.In office

Roads & infrastructure

Health & human services

  • Mike RobinsonDemocratic

    • Supports protecting retirement benefits and Medicaid access.
  • Dave CantrellIndependent

    • Supports expanding access to health care.
    • Supports reproductive rights.
  • Jimmy WillisRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Mike RobinsonDemocratic

    • Pledges a public ledger of his votes after each session.
  • Dave CantrellIndependent

    No documented position found.

  • Jimmy WillisRepublican

    • Sponsored partisan elections for mayors and city councils.In office

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