Patrick McGeehan
RRunning, 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, General Election
Running, 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, Primary Election
Won the General, 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates District 1
Won the Primary, 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates District 1, Primary Election
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1 (2019 - Present)
To be claimed
Chairman, Hancock County Republican Party, present
Former Member, Government Organization Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Chairman, Hancock County Republican Party, present
Former Member, Government Organization Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Pensions and Retirement
Member, Judiciary Committee
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Favorite Athlete:
Lou Gehrig
Favorite Author:
Edward Gibbon
Favorite Movie:
The Challenger
Favorite Musician:
Mini Thin
Favorite TV Shows:
Justified
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes
8. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- The federal government, under Constitutional Law, is not authorized to engage in "abortion laws".
1. Education (higher)
- Eliminate
2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Decrease
3. Environment
- Eliminate
4. Health care
- Eliminate
5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Greatly Decrease
6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Greatly Decrease
7. Welfare
- Eliminate
8. Other or expanded categories
- Eliminate
1. Alcohol taxes
- Eliminate
2. Cigarette taxes
- Eliminate
3. Corporate taxes
- Eliminate
4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Eliminate
5. Property taxes
- Eliminate
6. Sales taxes
- Eliminate
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Eliminate
8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Eliminate
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Eliminate
10. Other or expanded categories
- Taxation is theft.
1. Tapping into West Virginia's "rainy day" fund
- No Answer
2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No Answer
3. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- Yes
4. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- Yes
5. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- Yes
6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- No
2. Political Action Committee
- No
3. Corporate
- No
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- No
7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes
8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No
2. Do you support reducing prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes?
- Yes
3. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
4. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes
5. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
6. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No
7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- States should have the flexibility to enforce immigration law, especially if the federal government fails to do so.
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- No
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- No
2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No
4. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- No
7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from West Virginia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- Government needs to remove itself from education.
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support increased regulations on mountaintop removal mining and disposal?
- No
4. Do you support increased regulations on hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in the Marcellus Shale?
- No
5. Do you support state funding for improvements to West Virginia's energy infrastructure?
- No
6. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No
7. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- Defend the 2nd Amendment.
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- No
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- No
4. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- Government should not be involved in health care.
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- No Answer
2. Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions?
- Yes
3. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
4. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- Government should not interfere with marriage.
In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Reduce the size and scope of government at all levels is my first priority.