Leroy DeHart is an independent candidate for West Virginia House of Delegates District 33. DeHart is based in Logan County and is the president of DeHart Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency located in Holden. The company provides insurance and Medicare-related services and has operated in the area since 2015. DeHart’s professional background is in insurance, including Medicare products. Public professional profiles identify him as an insurance agent based in Logan, West Virginia. DeHart is running as an independent candidate. He 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.