Informed Voters of America · Harrison County · General Election Nov 3, 2026
House of Delegates, 71st District
DRAFT · research-only · candidate review pending · as of Oct 21, 2026
14 Harrison County precincts. McNeely defeated incumbent Del. Laura Kimble in the May primary.
Candidate
Tim McNeelyRepublican · Bridgeport · Attorney and small-business owner · Former general counsel, Gov. Wise; former Fairmont State athletic director · Won May primary by 6 votesQuestionnaire sent Oct 21 · no response yet
Rob GarciaDemocrat · Bridgeport · Retired Mon Power lineman (30 yrs); former coal miner · Fairmont City Council 5.5 yrs incl. deputy mayor · Four prior House runsQuestionnaire sent Oct 21 · no response yet
Positions · each cell is the candidate's own answer, a recorded vote, their own published words, or "no position found"
Abortion
No position found
No position found
Guns
No position found
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Hope Scholarship / public school funding
Own words“Expanding the Hope Scholarship universally would inefficiently subsidize private tuition”; favors RAND's income-based eligibility.
Campaign platform
Income tax
No position found
Own words“Broad, sweeping income tax cuts may sound appealing on the surface”; argues they favor higher incomes and cut education, infrastructure, and healthcare; favors targeted relief.
Campaign platform
PEIA / Medicaid
No position found
Own wordsPEIA should stay fully funded and stable; “Protecting funding for rural healthcare”; supports paid sick leave.
Campaign platform
Energy
No position found
No position found
Drugs / addiction
No position found
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Unions / right-to-work
No position found
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Wages and childcare
No position found
Own wordsSupports “steady, predictable minimum wage adjustments”; “Affordable childcare… should be treated as core economic infrastructure.”
Campaign platform
Transgender sports and care
No position found
No position found
Elections / citizenship amendment
Own wordsOn poll workers after his recount: “Their commitment to protecting the integrity of our elections deserves our respect and gratitude.” No amendment position found.
WV Watch, Jul 16, 2026
No position found
Roads and infrastructure
No position found
Term limits
No position found
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Biggest Harrison County problem
Stated priority“Working to build stronger communities, better schools, improved infrastructure.”
WDTV, Jul 1, 2026
Awaiting answer
Money · WV SOS CFRS · McNeely General Report filed Oct 20; Garcia Q3 report (through Sept 30) · refresh Oct 24
Raised
$125,278
$11,033
Spent
$71,389
$2,042
Cash on hand
$48,260
$8,991
Unpaid bills
$23,392
$0
Donors
228 entries; largely Bridgeport and Clarksburg business owners and attorneys, plus Realtors PAC, WV Chamber, auto dealers, Laborers
Not itemized at this size; verify on CFRS
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