2020 Voter Guide

As a nonpartisan organization, the Morgantown/Kingwood Branch of the NAACP distributed questionnaires to every candidate running to represent our community at the state and federal levels. All responses are included below.

We asked every candidate these questions:

A. How do you plan to improve access to health care and public health information for minority communities in West Virginia?

B. In what ways should police departments and bystanding police officers be held accountable for their officers’ violent acts and misconduct?

C. In what ways have you fought discrimination that targeted people of color either in the workplace or in the community?

D. What actions will you take against voter suppression?

E. Do you support the following bills, which have been introduced in the WV legislature? Katherine Johnson Fair Pay Act • CROWN Act • Ban-the-Box Act • Fairness Act

US Senate Candidates

US House of Representatives (WV-1) Candidates

  • Natalie Cline (no response)
  • David McKinley (no response)

WV Governor Candidates

WV Secretary of State Candidates

  • Natalie Tennant (no response)
  • Mac Warner (no response)

WV Attorney General Candidates

WV State Auditor Candidates

  • Mary Ann Roebuck Claytor (no response)
  • John “JB” McCuskey (no response)

WV State Treasurer Candidates

  • Riley Moore (no response)
  • John D. Perdue (no response)

WV Commissioner of Agriculture Candidates

WV Senate Candidates (District 2)

  • Josh Gary (no response)
  • Mike Maroney (no response)

WV Senate Candidates (District 13)

WV Senate Candidates (District 14)

  • David Childers (no response)
  • Randy Smith (no response)

WV House of Delegates Candidates (District 5)

  • David Pethtel (no response)
  • Philip Wiley (no response)

WV House of Delegates Candidates (District 49)

  • Mike Manypenny (no response)
  • Amy Summers (no response)

WV House of Delegates Candidates (District 51)

WV House of Delegates Candidates (District 52)

WV House of Delegates Candidates (District 53)

  • Cory Chase (no response)
  • D. R. “Buck” Jennings (no response)

Are you running to represent West Virginia or a community in the Morgantown/Kingwood area? Contact us to be included in our nonpartisan 2020 voter guide!