GOpac, the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee, wishes to inform all members of the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia (GO-WV), that upon careful review, it is recommending the following candidates to support in the upcoming November 8, 2022, West Virginia General Election. These candidates were chosen based in part, on their support of initiatives important to the oil and natural gas industry.
While you are encouraged to use this list as a guide, it is important that you research all candidates and find and support those that best represent your individual personal and business interests. The most important thing is to get out and vote on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Questions can be addressed to Charlie Burd, treasurer of GOpac, at 304-344-9867.
2022 General Election Endorsements
| State Senate: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Clements | Republican | Wetzel | District 2 |
| Mike Azinger | Republican | Wood | District 3 |
| Eric J. Tarr | Republican | Putnam | District 4 |
| Mike Woelfel | Democrat | Cabell | District 5 |
| Mark R. Maynard | Republican | Wayne | District 6 |
| Mark Hunt | Republican | Kanawha | District 8 |
| Rollan Roberts | Republican | Raleigh | District 9 |
| Ben Queen | Republican | Harrison | District 12 |
| Mike Oliverio | Republican | Monongalia | District 13 |
| Charles S. Trump IV | Republican | Morgan | District 15 |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Berkeley | District 16 |
| Tom Takubo | Republican | Kanawha | District 17 |
| House of Delegates: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Zatezalo | Republican | Hancock | District 2 |
| Erikka Storch | Republican | Ohio | District 4 |
| Charlie Reynolds | Republican | Marshall | District 6 |
| David L. Kelly | Republican | Tyler | District 8 |
| Trenton Carl Barnhart | Republican | Pleasants | District 9 |
| Bill Anderson | Republican | Wood | District 10 |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | Wood | District 11 |
| Vernon Criss | Republican | Wood | District 12 |
| Scot Heckert | Republican | Wood | District 13 |
| Dave Foggin | Republican | Wood | District 14 |
| Riley Keaton | Republican | Roane | District 15 |
| Steve Westfall | Republican | Jackson | District 16 |
| Jonathan Adam Pinson | Republican | Mason | District 17 |
| Jim Butler | Republican | Mason | District 18 |
| Kathie Hess Crouse | Republican | Putnam | District 19 |
| Geoff Foster | Republican | Putnam | District 20 |
| Jarred Cannon | Republican | Putnam | District 21 |
| Evan Worrell | Republican | Cabell | District 23 |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Cabell | District 26 |
| Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | Logan | District 31 |
| Jordan Bridges | Republican | Logan | District 33 |
| Mark Dean | Republican | Mingo | District 34 |
| Marty Gearheart | Republican | Mercer | District 37 |
| Joe C Ellington Jr | Republican | Mercer | District 38 |
| Roy G. Cooper | Republican | Summers | District 40 |
| Brandon Steele | Republican | Raleigh | District 42 |
| Christopher W. Toney | Republican | Raleigh | District 43 |
| Mike Honaker | Republican | Greenbrier | District 46 |
| Caleb L. Hanna | Republican | Nicholas | District 48 |
| Austin Haynes | Republican | Fayette | District 50 |
| Tom Fast | Republican | Fayette | District 51 |
| Moore Capito | Republican | Kanawha | District 55 |
| Andrew G. Anderson | Republican | Kanawha | District 56 |
| Doug Skaff, Jr. | Democrat | Kanawha | District 57 |
| Andy Shamblin | Republican | Kanawha | District 59 |
| Dana Ferrell | Republican | Kanawha | District 60 |
| Warren Dean Jeffries | Republican | Kanawha | District 61 |
| Roger Hanshaw | Republican | Clay | District 62 |
| Lori Cowger Dittman | Republican | Braxton | District 63 |
| Adam Burkhammer | Republican | Lewis | District 64 |
| Carl “Robbie” Martin | Republican | Upshur | District 65 |
| William “Ty” Nestor | Republican | Randolph | District 66 |
| Chris Phillips | Republican | Barbour | District 68 |
| Laura Kimble | Republican | Harrison | District 71 |
| Clay Riley | Republican | Harrison | District 72 |
| Amy Summers | Republican | Taylor | District 73 |
| Mike DeVault | Republican | Marion | District 74 |
| Phil Mallow | Republican | Marion | District 75 |
| Joey Garcia | Democrat | Marion | District 76 |
| Joe Statler | Republican | Monongalia | District 77 |
| Geno Chiarelli | Republican | Monongalia | District 78 |
| Zach LeMaire | Republican | Monongalia | District 79 |
| Steven Harris | Republican | Monongalia | District 81 |
| Debbie Warner | Republican | Monongalia | District 82 |
| D. R. (Buck) Jennings | Republican | Preston | District 84 |
| John Paul Hott II | Republican | Grant | District 85 |
| Bryan C. Ward | Republican | Hardy | District 86 |
| Gary Howell | Republican | Mineral | District 87 |
| George Miller | Republican | Morgan | District 90 |
| Don Forsht | Republican | Berkeley | District 91 |
| Charles “Chuck” Horst Sr. | Republican | Berkeley | District 95 |
| Eric L. Householder | Republican | Berkeley | District 96 |
| John Hardy | Republican | Berkeley | District 97 |
| Paul Espinosa | Republican | Jefferson | District 98 |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Jefferson | District 99 |
| William “Bill” Ridenour | Republican | Jefferson | District 100 |
