• Statement. Agreed with this voter-guide statement: "Legislation around data centers, namely 2025’s HB 2014, should be revised to return meaningful oversight and authority over such projects to local communities and governments."

Context: Gave no written explanation. Answers a Mountain State Spotlight voter-guide statement; his own site lists no positions.

• Statement. Asked whether the state should "fund infrastructure such as clean drinking water, high-quality roads and bridges, and local public schools before passing additional income tax cuts," he gave a middle answer and said: "Any tax cuts should be accompanied by spending cuts, while honoring existing commitments."
• Statement. Disagreed that lawmakers should direct more economic development resources toward Chamber of Commerce initiatives such as childcare, high-speed internet and workforce training. Said: "Positive outcomes in these areas are better achieved through deregulation, private investment, and market competition."

Context: Answers a Mountain State Spotlight voter-guide statement; his own site lists no positions.

• Statement. Agreed with this voter-guide statement: "The best way to ensure every West Virginia child receives a quality education is to ensure the Hope Scholarship is fully funded for all students with no eligibility restrictions."

Context: Gave no written explanation. Answers a Mountain State Spotlight voter-guide statement; his own site lists no positions.

• Statement. Disagreed that "when federal funding is cut for social services like SNAP and Medicaid, the state should step in to ensure eligible West Virginians still have access." Said: "I do not believe these services to be a valid role of government; however, if they should exist, it should be as local as possible."

Context: Answers a Mountain State Spotlight voter-guide statement; his own site lists no positions.

• Statement. His site frames the race as "more of the same, or a real commitment to individual liberty and limited government."

• Statement. Unverified claim. The WV Libertarian Party platform would abolish the state income tax, cap property taxes at 1%, convert Medicaid to health savings accounts, repeal Certificate of Need laws, back school choice, and deregulate occupational licensing and business.

Context: This is a party position. Bost has not restated these as his own campaign positions.