Positions · each cell is the candidate's own answer, a recorded vote, their own published words, or "no position found"
Abortion
VotedYea on the 2022 near-total ban (HB 302, 78-17) and
Yea to prohibit abortifacient drugs (SB 173, 2026, 31-1).
RC 780 · RC 71
No position found
Guns
VotedYea on campus carry (SB 10, 2023, 29-4) and permitless carry for ages 18–20 (HB 4106, 2026, 31-3).
RC 63 · RC 530
No position found
Hope Scholarship / public school funding
VotedYea to create Hope Scholarship (HB 2013, 2021, 60-39). In 2025
Nay on one of two supplemental appropriations to it (HB 3356, 32-2) and
Yea on the other (HB 3357).
RC 33 · RC 564 · RC 567
Own wordsRated the Hope Scholarship 0 of 5: “The best way to ensure every West Virginia child receives a quality education is to ensure that WV public schools are fully funded.” Site: “Start by adjusting the funding formula, fully funding special education.”
Spotlight questionnaire · Campaign site
Income tax
VotedYea on the 10% cut (HB 4007, 2022), the 21.25% cut (HB 2526, 2023), and the 5% cut (SB 392, 2026).
RC 118 · RC 652
Own words“Last year's tax cut was fiscally irresponsible and detrimental to future funding needs.” “How can we afford a tax cut when we have underfunded infrastructure needs?”
Spotlight questionnaire · Campaign site
PEIA / Medicaid / hospitals
VotedYea on the 2023 PEIA overhaul: 80/20 premium split, spouse surcharge, $35 insulin cap (SB 268, 26-6).
RC 377
Own wordsRated backfilling SNAP/Medicaid 5 of 5: “Politics are priorities. Ours should be the people.” Site: “Affordable and accessible healthcare for every West Virginian.” No PEIA-specific statement.
Spotlight questionnaire · Campaign site
Energy / data centers
VotedYea on the Certified Microgrid Program for data-center siting (HB 2014, 2025, 32-1).
RC 591
Own words“HB 2014 should be repealed or reformed to return control to counties and municipalities.” Site: “Reform the PSC… this appointed board has an enormous amount of power with little direct accountability to residents.”
Spotlight questionnaire · Campaign site
Drugs / syringe programs
VotedYea on licensing and ID requirements for syringe programs (SB 334, 2021, 67-32);
Yea on medical cannabis (SB 386, 2017, 76-24).
RC 638 · RC 357
Own words“Common sense foster care reform and more support for this and the other social issues stemming from opioid crisis in the state.”
Campaign site
Vaccines
VotedYea on religious/philosophical school-vaccine exemptions (SB 460, 2025, 20-12, Republicans split).
RC 18
No position found
Transgender care and sports
VotedYea on minors' gender-care ban (HB 2007, 2023) and on repealing its medical exception (SB 299, 2025);
Absent for the final vote on the single-sex restroom bill (SB 456, 2025).
RC 569 · RC 67 · RC 89
No position found
Elections / citizenship amendment
VotedYea to place the citizenship-to-vote amendment on this ballot (SJR 9, 2026, 34-0).
RC 638
No position found
Unions / right-to-work
No position found
Own words“Repeal Right to Work and work to increase jobs with good benefits and above a living wage.”
Campaign site
Unemployment benefits
VotedYea to freeze benefit levels and end inflation indexing (SB 841, 2024, 24-7).
RC 520
No position found
State Board of Education oversight
VotedNay on requiring State Board rules to pass legislative review (SB 705, 2025, 19-15, Republicans split).
RC 189
No position found
Roads and infrastructure
No position found
Own words“Fix the damn roads. Without serious improvements in infrastructure, including flood prevention, we struggle to keep residents and existing businesses, much less recruit more.”
Campaign site
Economic development
No position found
Own words“Lawmakers should listen to more local needs rather than recruiting out of state industry. Invest in West Virginia.”
Spotlight questionnaire
Term limits
No position found
No position found
Biggest Harrison County problem
Awaiting answer
Stated priority“Clean drinking water for every West Virginian. Period.” (listed first on her site)
Campaign site
Money · WV SOS CFRS, Q3 2026 report (year to date through Sept 30) · refresh Oct 24
Raised
$103,055
$6,201
Spent
$66,985
$4,105
Cash on hand
$36,070
$1,259
From PACs and parties
About half. Carpenters, Laborers, HOSPAC, WV Chamber, WVBankPAC, Dominion Energy, auto dealers, several at the $2,800 maximum.
Not itemized at this size; verify on CFRS.
Source
Key votes · Ben Queen · contested roll calls, 2021–2026 (Murray has no voting record)