Patrick Morrisey
Nationalist
Republican
Governor
West Virginia
Current Position: Governor of West Virginia
Running For: N/A
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For eliminating West Virginia's personal income tax
Health Care
- Against transgender healthcare coverage; said he will ask Supreme Court to review rulings that West Virginia's refusal to cover transgender healthcare is discriminatory
Education
- For school choice and charter schools; supports expanding vouchers and making money follow the child
Environment
- Against federal environmental regulations; led multiple lawsuits against EPA including West Virginia v. EPA
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; defended state laws regulating abortion and is first pro-life Attorney General in state history
- Against biological males playing in women's sports; defending state's women's sports law
- Against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies; issued executive order ending DEI initiatives
- For religious exemptions from school vaccine mandates; issued executive order allowing religious exemptions
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For overturning the 2020 presidential election results; signed amicus brief in Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against sanctuary cities; led coalition defending states' rights to prohibit sanctuary cities
- Against DACA program; supported Trump's rescission of DACA
- Against Chinese investments; announced West Virginia would no longer invest in Chinese-owned companies
Public Safety
- For Second Amendment rights; maintains A+ rating from NRA and leads coalitions against federal gun restrictions