• Statement. Unverified claim. Leads opposition to the proposed transmission line through Jefferson County carrying power to Virginia data centers; says WV ratepayers would pay about $440 million over 40 years for little benefit.
• Vote or action. Sponsored 2025 and 2026 eminent-domain reform bills requiring WV be the main beneficiary of such projects; none passed as of September 2026.
• Statement. His site calls for "energy independence to overcome federal obstructions."

Context: The $440 million figure is his own and unverified.

• Statement. His site calls for eliminating personal income, vehicle property, and business inventory taxes.
• Statement. Says to "cut state government and taxes" and "force Congress to balance the budget."

Context: He has sponsored no bill to do so. No vote or statement found on the FY2027 budget, which cut income taxes 5% (half the governor’s proposed 10%), despite his leadership role.

• Statement. Supports expanding school choice, including charter schools and homeschooling.
• Vote or action. Cosponsored 2025 bills on school restroom use by biological sex and restricting certain classroom instruction; neither passed.
• Statement. Supports "locality pay for police, teachers & state workers."

No public position found on the K-12 funding formula.

• Vote or action. Cosponsored a 2025 bill removing the rape-and-incest exception from WV’s abortion law; it died in committee.

No public position found on Medicaid, PEIA, rural hospitals, drug pricing.

Context: No statement from him on that bill found.

• Vote or action. Lead sponsor of HB 4433, creating state crimes for human smuggling and trafficking; signed March 2026 after passing the House 81-9 on a party-line vote.
• Vote or action. Sponsored other immigration-enforcement bills over three sessions, including E-Verify requirements and limits on enrolling unlawfully present students.
• Statement. His site says "Stop illegal immigration and drugs."

• Vote or action. Lead sponsor of HB 5533/5536 (2026), which would let WV declare federal or state court rulings void and criminalize official compliance; both pending in committee as of September 2026.
• Statement. Supports term limits for all officeholders.
• Statement. His site says to "secure our elections against interference."

Context: Opponents say the bills conflict with Cooper v. Aaron (1958), which bars states from nullifying federal court rulings. He has sponsored no term-limits bill.

• Statement. Wants better broadband and road safety in District 100, citing Route 9 safety and US 340 improvements.

• Statement. Lists freedom of religion and speech, the right to keep and bear arms, and "Pro-Life and Pro-Second Amendment" as core positions.