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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Energy, Industry and Mining Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Military Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Workforce Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Education

  • Graduated, Command General Staff College, 2008-2009
  • MA, Business and Organizational Security, Weber University, 2009
  • BA, General Education, West Virginia State University, 1993-1997

Professional Experience

  • Graduated, Command General Staff College, 2008-2009
  • MA, Business and Organizational Security, Weber University, 2009
  • BA, General Education, West Virginia State University, 1993-1997
  • Co-Founder, CBDoils.com, 2019-present
  • Advisor/Consultant, Future Majority, 2019-present
  • Senior Military Instructor, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program, Chapmanville Regional High School, 2013-2017
  • Major, United States Army, 1990-2014

Political Experience

  • Graduated, Command General Staff College, 2008-2009
  • MA, Business and Organizational Security, Weber University, 2009
  • BA, General Education, West Virginia State University, 1993-1997
  • Co-Founder, CBDoils.com, 2019-present
  • Advisor/Consultant, Future Majority, 2019-present
  • Senior Military Instructor, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program, Chapmanville Regional High School, 2013-2017
  • Major, United States Army, 1990-2014
  • Candidate, United States Senate, West Virginia, 2020
  • Senator, West Virginia State Senate, District 7, 2016-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, West Virginia, District 3, 2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2014

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Energy, Industry and Mining Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Military Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Workforce Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Graduated, Command General Staff College, 2008-2009
  • MA, Business and Organizational Security, Weber University, 2009
  • BA, General Education, West Virginia State University, 1993-1997
  • Co-Founder, CBDoils.com, 2019-present
  • Advisor/Consultant, Future Majority, 2019-present
  • Senior Military Instructor, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program, Chapmanville Regional High School, 2013-2017
  • Major, United States Army, 1990-2014
  • Candidate, United States Senate, West Virginia, 2020
  • Senator, West Virginia State Senate, District 7, 2016-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, West Virginia, District 3, 2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2014
  • President, Logan Empowerment Action and Development (LEAD) Community Organization, 2011-2016

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Distinguished Mountaineer 2012
  • Distinguished Mountaineer 2005
  • Bronze Order of the De Fluery Medal
  • Two Bronze Star medals

Favorite Book:

Blood on the Risers by John Lepplemann, Biggest Brother by Larry Alexander, About Face by Col David Hackworth

Favorite Movie:

Saving Private Ryan, Glory, Hamburger Hill, Blackhawk Down, Platoon, Stalag 17

Favorite Quote:

LEAD, FOLLOW or GET OUT OF THE WAY!

Policy Positions
Pro-life Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Unknown Position Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
Yes Campaign Finance: Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
No Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Economy: Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Education: Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
Yes Energy & Environment: Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Unknown Position Energy & Environment: Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Unknown Position Guns: Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
No Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Unknown Position Immigration: Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Immigration: Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Yes Marijuana: Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
Unknown Position National Security: Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Yes National Security: Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
Speeches

We've Been Going Non-Stop

Oct. 12, 2018Statement

Remembering 9/11

Sep. 12, 2018Statement