← Jefferson County Commission — Harpers Ferry District

Pasha Majdi✓ Incumbent

RepublicanHarpers Ferry
📋 Key Policy Positions
Energy & Data Centers

Leads opposition to the Valley North line; calls solar "out of control."

  • Vote or action. Leads opposition to the Valley North/Valley Link transmission line; helped pass unanimous resolutions against it (Aug. 2026).
  • Statement. Calls solar "out of control."
  • Vote or action. Voted to send the solar zoning ordinance back for review, not ban it.

Context: The commission cannot site interstate transmission; it can use resolutions, zoning, and public comment.

Public Safety

Says EMS service has not been cut; wants rural ambulances expanded.

  • Statement. Says the county has not cut ambulance/EMS service despite budget pressure; calls the fire/EMS union dispute "a communication problem, not a budget problem."
  • Statement. Lists expanding rural ambulance service as a 2026 goal.
  • Statement. Said in 2024: "We need ambulances, we need firefighters, and we need the police," funded by commercial growth.

No public position found on sheriff staffing, jail capacity, 911 funding.

Governance & Budget

Says he never meets privately with lobbyists; criticized "FOIA abuse."

  • Statement. Says he never meets privately with industry lobbyists, unlike past commissioners he says met solar lobbyists before changing zoning rules.
  • Statement. Called an attorney’s many records requests "FOIA abuse" costing taxpayers thousands in staff time.
  • Vote or action. The commission voted 4-1 to seek changes to state FOIA law.
Economic Development

Favors tourism over subdivisions or industry; backed Hill Top House TIF.

  • Statement. Favors tourism (wine, agritourism) over new subdivisions or industry; says it grows revenue without tax hikes.
  • Vote or action. Backed the Hill Top House Hotel TIF, citing a parking garage and water-system revenue.
  • Vote or action. Voted against expanding the Development Authority board to 11 members (lost 3-2, Aug. 2025); it expanded anyway.
Taxes

Says he does not support raising taxes.

  • Statement. Said in 2024: "I don’t support raising taxes, so the only other way to fund our services is through commercial growth."
2026 Priorities

Lists health department move, Day Report Center, clean air and water, tourism.

  • Statement. Lists relocating the health department, opening the Day Report Center, supporting clean air and water, and growing agritourism and outdoor/sports tourism.

Vote, bill or action Statement or pledge Unverified claim

👤 Background

Republican incumbent Commission President, Harpers Ferry District. Duke University; J.D. from George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School. Career in energy/conservation policy: U.S. Senate Energy Committee staff, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Conservation International; now works at Nature Is Nonpartisan. Former Vienna, VA town council member (2014-2020).

🏅 Endorsements

None as of the September 2026 research date

🔗 Campaign Links
📱 Facebook:facebook.com/majdi4delegate/

Sources: Jefferson County government records, WV Secretary of State, The Spirit of Jefferson, ObserverWV, WV MetroNews, Mountain State Spotlight, BallotReady, LegiStorm

Running in: Jefferson County Commission — Harpers Ferry District (2026 General Election)