Newt McCutcheon
Republican
Summersville
The gist
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Member, House of Delegates, District 49
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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.
Byron Tucker Jr.
Democratic
Summersville
The gist
- Supports requiring WV police to work with ICE.
- Supports ending cannabis prohibition in West Virginia.
- Opposes West Virginia's near-total abortion ban.
- Opposes reinstating the death penalty.
- Supports civilian review boards for police incidents.
- Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.
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Supports requiring WV police to work with ICE.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responsesCandidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com
“Do you support forcing WV law enforcement to work with ICE?”
Supports ending cannabis prohibition in West Virginia.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responsesCandidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com
“Do you support ending the prohibition of cannabis in West Virginia?”
Opposes West Virginia's near-total abortion ban.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responsesCandidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Oppose · e.infogram.com
“Do you support the near-total ban on abortion in West Virginia?”
Opposes reinstating the death penalty.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responsesCandidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Oppose · e.infogram.com
“Do you support reinstating the death penalty in West Virginia?”
Supports civilian review boards for police incidents.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responsesCandidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com
“Do you support the use of civilian review boards to review police incidents and policies?”
Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.
2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires: candidate responsesCandidate questionnaire · ACLU of West Virginia · Mar 31, 2026 · Response: Support · e.infogram.com
“restoring voting rights to people released from correctional institutions”
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