West Virginia State House District 61

Current seat holder: Dean Jeffries (Republican).

Sue Crawford

Sue Crawford is running for election against incumbent Dean Jeffries to represent District 61 in the West Virginia House of Delegates. She lives in Elkview, West Virginia, according to her Facebook page. Crawford’s campaign priorities listed on her Facebook page include humanity, justice, jobs, living wages, clean water and she says she is opposed to data centers. Other key priorities for Crawford include public education, healthcare access and economic growth.

· Ballotpedia (secondary source)

“I feel like constitutional rights are at stake. A lot of liberties are at stake,” (Mountain State Spotlight)

Dean Jeffries

Dean Jeffries currently represents District 61 in the West Virginia House of Delegates, since 2022, and is running for reelection. He is a Republican. Jeffries attended the University of Charleston and is an insurance agent. He is currently chairman of the House Health Care Regulation Committee and the vice chair of the House Banking and Insurance Committee. According to his Facebook page, he is pro life, pro second amendment, supports smaller government, lower taxes and less spending.

“I believe Rural King and the Elk River area - the district in which I proudly live and represent - are a perfect fit,” (West Virginia Legislature News Release (wvlegislature.gov))
“We both embrace the rural lifestyle, and our shared values are why I would like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to Rural King to open a store in the Elk River district.” (West Virginia Legislature News Release (wvlegislature.gov))
“The people of my district admire companies with strong principles that don't kowtow to the pressures of knee-jerk waves of fickle public political correctness,” (West Virginia Legislature News Release (wvlegislature.gov))