Topics checked: coal, natural gas, renewables, data-center regulation, the MARL/Valley Link line.

Context: The MARL/Valley Link line is a major local issue.

• Statement. Consistently backs state income tax cuts (2022–2026), including Gov. Justice’s reductions.
• Statement. His site cites "the largest income tax cut in West Virginia history."
• Statement. Advocated locality pay for Eastern Panhandle teachers and state workers, tied to PEIA costs (Nov. 2025 hearing).

Context: No tax-cut bill sponsorship found.

• Statement. Supports "school choice."
• Statement. Unverified claim. Commented on 2023 legislation expanding Hope Scholarship eligibility to homeschool and private-school students.
• Vote or action. Raised concerns in 2025 about the high school athletics transfer rule.

Context: The quote on Hope Scholarship eligibility is unverified.

• Vote or action. Voted yes on a 2025 bill allowing religious exemptions from school vaccine mandates; it failed 42–56.
• Vote or action. Voted yes on the 2025 bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors (passed 86–12) and no on amendments softening it.
• Statement. His site lists "rights of the unborn" as a priority.

Context: West Virginians for Life endorses him. Two 2025 abortion bills died in committee, so no floor vote confirms his position.

• Vote or action. Sponsored the Motorsport Responsibility Act (2022), tied to Summit Point Raceway, and the Farm Winery Bill (2024).
• Statement. His site lists "supporting small business" as a priority.

Context: Endorsed by WV Farm Bureau’s Farm PAC (2026); the WV Chamber of Commerce PAC endorsed him in 2024 (not reconfirmed for 2026). He owns a hospitality business.

• Statement. His site lists "protecting the 2nd Amendment" as a priority.

Context: The NRA endorses him.

• Statement. His site says he sponsored or co-sponsored "more than 30 bills that have become law."
• Vote or action. Vice Chair, Economic Development & Tourism; also on Education, Political Subdivisions, and Workforce Development.