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Member, House of Delegates, District 47

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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.

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Sarah Morris

Democratic

Lewisburg

The gist

  • Supports affordable health care close to home.
  • Supports steady jobs that pay enough to build a life.
  • Pledges transparency in state government.
  • Proposes a Welcoming Home West Virginians Act.
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  1. Supports affordable health care close to home.

    Sarah Morris for WV

    Campaign website · Sarah Morris for WV · sarahmorrisforwv.com

    “Healthcare that's close to home & affordable.”

  2. Supports steady jobs that pay enough to build a life.

    Sarah Morris for WV

    Campaign website · Sarah Morris for WV · sarahmorrisforwv.com

    “Steady jobs that pay enough to build a life.”

  3. Pledges transparency in state government.

    Sarah Morris for WV

    Campaign website · Sarah Morris for WV · sarahmorrisforwv.com

    “to bring transparency back to government, listen to this community, and fight for District 47”

  4. Proposes a Welcoming Home West Virginians Act.

    Issues, Sarah Morris for WV

    Campaign website · Sarah Morris for WV · sarahmorrisforwv.com

    “Welcoming Home West Virginians Act”
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Ray CanterburyWest Virginia Legislature

Ray Canterbury

RepublicanIncumbent

Ronceverte

The gist

  • Sponsored using the higher enrollment count for school funding.In office
  • Sponsored banning calculators in K-8 classrooms.In office
  • Sponsored prohibiting geoengineering.In office
  • Sponsored a rural OB-GYN medical residency program.In office
  • Sponsored rumble strips on double-yellow-lined roads.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 using the higher enrollment count for school funding.

    Ray Canterbury, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5192 · wvlegislature.gov

    “School funding calculations should be the last three-year running average or the current enrollment, whichever is highest”

  2. Sponsored banning calculators in K-8 classrooms.

    Ray Canterbury, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5194 · wvlegislature.gov

    “To ban calculators and math computational devices from K-8 grade classrooms.”

  3. Sponsored prohibiting geoengineering.

    Ray Canterbury, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5160 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Prohibition of geoengineering”

  4. Sponsored a rural OB-GYN medical residency program.

    Ray Canterbury, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5573 · wvlegislature.gov

    “Rural Medical Residency Program concentrating on obstetrics and gynecology for rural hospitals, can be funded from the Rural Health Inititive or other sources funded by”

  5. Sponsored rumble strips on double-yellow-lined roads.

    Ray Canterbury, member page, West Virginia House of Delegates

    Government record · West Virginia Legislature · Sponsored Legislation, 2026: HB 5191 · wvlegislature.gov

    “To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways.”

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