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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Chairman, Hancock County Republican Party, present

Former Member, Government Organization Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Education

  • BS, General Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1999-2003

Professional Experience

  • BS, General Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1999-2003
  • President, Panhandle Industries, Weirton, West Virginia, 2007-present
  • President, Mountain State Packaging Incorporated, Newell, West Virginia, 2006-present
  • Author, present
  • Employee, Frontier Communications, present
  • Intelligence Officer, United States Air Force, 2003-2006
  • Captain, United States Air Force, 2003-2006
  • United States Air Force, 1998-2006

Political Experience

  • BS, General Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1999-2003
  • President, Panhandle Industries, Weirton, West Virginia, 2007-present
  • President, Mountain State Packaging Incorporated, Newell, West Virginia, 2006-present
  • Author, present
  • Employee, Frontier Communications, present
  • Intelligence Officer, United States Air Force, 2003-2006
  • Captain, United States Air Force, 2003-2006
  • United States Air Force, 1998-2006
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 1, 2014-present
  • Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 1, 2020
  • Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 1, 2010, 2012, 2018
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 1, 2008-2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Chairman, Hancock County Republican Party, present

Former Member, Government Organization Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Banking and Insurance Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Pensions and Retirement

Member, Judiciary Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, General Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1999-2003
  • President, Panhandle Industries, Weirton, West Virginia, 2007-present
  • President, Mountain State Packaging Incorporated, Newell, West Virginia, 2006-present
  • Author, present
  • Employee, Frontier Communications, present
  • Intelligence Officer, United States Air Force, 2003-2006
  • Captain, United States Air Force, 2003-2006
  • United States Air Force, 1998-2006
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 1, 2014-present
  • Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 1, 2020
  • Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 1, 2010, 2012, 2018
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 1, 2008-2010
  • Member, Lions Club, 2007-present
  • Member, Newark Chamber of Commerce, 2007-present
  • Member, Rotary Club, 2007-present
  • Member, Knights of Columbus, present
  • Lifetime Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), present
  • Adjutant General, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6450, 2007-present

Other Info

  • Mark McGeehan

  • Colonel, United States Air Force

Favorite Athlete:

Lou Gehrig

Favorite Author:

Edward Gibbon

Favorite Movie:

The Challenger

Favorite Musician:

Mini Thin

Favorite TV Shows:

Justified

Policy Positions

West Virginia State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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".

Budget, Spending, & Tax

State Spending:

Using the key, indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

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

State Taxes:

Using the key,indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

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.

Budget Stabilization:

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing West Virginia's budget.

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

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

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

Crime & Public Safety

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.

Economic

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

Education

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.

Environment & Energy

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

Gun

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.

Health

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.

Social

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.

Legislative Priorities

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.