Leroy DeHart is an independent candidate for House of Delegates District 33. He is based in Logan County and is the president of DeHart Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency located in Holden. DeHart’s will appear on the November general-election ballot alongside Democrat Michael B. “Mickey” Browning and Republican Chris Tipton. The race is for an open seat. Republican Jordan Bridges, who currently represents District 33, lost his party’s primary to Tipton. Tipton defeated Bridges by 53 votes, setting up a three-way general election. DeHart has released a platform centered on energy, drug enforcement and recovery, taxes, education, infrastructure, gun rights and government accountability. He says he would introduce legislation addressing coal and natural gas jobs, fentanyl trafficking, property tax relief for seniors and working families, vocational education, rural roads and broadband, and Second Amendment protections. He has also proposed measures involving volunteer firefighters, teachers and government accountability. DeHart describes his campaign as focused on representing southern West Virginia independently of the two major political parties.
Demolition Slated For Thurmond Area Of New River Gorge Despite Protests
Construction and building removal work is scheduled to begin in late November in the Prince, Thurmond and Brookside areas of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, despite resistance.
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