Dave Foggin is the incumbent Republican delegate representing House District 14 and currently serves as an assistant majority whip in the West Virginia House of Delegates. He lives in Belleville and was born in Parkersburg. Foggin works as a physics teacher and has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in secondary education. He is also an EMT.
Foggin currently serves on the House committees for Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism; Government Administration; Government Organization; and Local Government. His interim assignments include Government Organization and Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services.
Foggin has represented District 14 since 2023. In the May 2026 Republican primary, he faced Angie Adams and Andy Daniel and won the nomination with about 42% of the Wood County vote, according to the county’s unofficial results. He now faces Democrat Crystal Butcher in the Nov. 3 general election.