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Member, House of Delegates, District 91

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2 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: One of the 100 members of the House of Delegates, the lower chamber of the West Virginia Legislature, which writes state laws and passes the state budget.

Open seat: the current delegate, Ian T. Masters, is not a candidate for this seat (Masters was appointed in 2025 after the House declared the seat vacant; the state Supreme Court heard a challenge to that vacancy on September 22, 2026).

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Chris Clagett

Republican

Retired Navy physician · Hedgesville

The gist

  • Proposes state crimes for being illegally present
  • Proposes reducing and then eliminating property tax
  • Opposes Martinsburg stormwater fee on district residents
  • Opposes education policies he calls Cultural Marxism
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  1. Proposes state crimes for being illegally present

    Issues — Elect Chris Clagett

    Campaign website · Chris Clagett campaign · clagett4wv.com

    “create state criminal violations for being a foreign national illegally present in West Virginia”

  2. Proposes reducing and then eliminating property tax

    Issues — Elect Chris Clagett

    Campaign website · Chris Clagett campaign · clagett4wv.com

    “Reduce and then eliminate property tax”

  3. Opposes Martinsburg stormwater fee on district residents

    Issues — Elect Chris Clagett

    Campaign website · Chris Clagett campaign · clagett4wv.com

    “This is an unfair taxation of District 91 citizens for the benefit of people living elsewhere, and must be repealed.”

  4. Opposes education policies he calls Cultural Marxism

    Issues — Elect Chris Clagett

    Campaign website · Chris Clagett campaign · clagett4wv.com

    “End educational policies based on Cultural Marxism”

David Michaels

Democratic

Hedgesville

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