This page gives recommendations for West Virginia election candidates that the Chapter has endorsed. Also included is a summary of the 2025 and 2026 voting record for West Virginia Delegates and Senators.
Voting Recommendations
Early voting runs in all West Virginia counties October 21-31, and election day is November 3. You can check on your registration status, find voting locations for your precinct, and find sample ballots at: sos.wv.gov/elections.
The Sierra Club West Virginia Chapter has endorsed several candidates for state delegate positions because of their proven or promised support of the environment. Please consider our endorsement for these excellent candidates when voting:
Michael Mosteller District 21 (Putnam County)
Mike Pushkin District 54 (Kanawha County)
Kayla Young District 56 (Kanawha County)
Evan Hansen District 79 (Monongalia County)
Olivia Miller District 80 (Monongalia County)
Elizabeth Sanchez District 94 (Berkeley County)
Lucia Valentine District 97 (Berkeley-Jefferson Counties)
Marta Beck District 98 (Jefferson County)
Jenny Thacker District 100 (Jefferson County)
House and Senate Voting on Environmental Issues in 2025 and 2026
The West Virginia Sierra Club Chapter has summarized how each West Virginia House and Senate representative voted on bills in the 2025 and 2026 sessions that could have had environmental repercussions, either negative or positive. Their votes were assessed as Right or Wrong in terms of their environmental impact. Three documents are provided here.
Firstly, a summary for each House delegate showing their overall voting pattern is here.
Secondly, an overall summary for each Senator is here.
Lastly, if you wish to examine any Delegate's or Senator's voting patterns in detail by bill, this is summarized in a downloadable spreadsheet.