2024 WV Senate race: on Principles & Values

Glenn Elliott: Seventh Generation West Virginian and Mayor of Wheeling

A: I am a seventh Generation West Virginian currently serving in my second term as Mayor of my hometown of Wheeling. My first job [was] as a legislative assistant for then-Senator Robert Byrd. This experience was a formative one, allowing me to witness firsthand the successes attainable through strategic compromise, along with the reward of public service. Inspired, I enrolled at Georgetown University Law Center. By 2008, after working as an attorney, I was--candidly--burnt out and seeking something more meaningful. At age 38, I returned home to Wheeling in search of a more impactful career. Before long, I purchased a vacant historic bank in the heart of downtown and made improving my city a personal quest. Today, that building houses two law firms along with me, my wife Cassandra, and our son Harrison. I ran for Mayor in 2016 because I felt Wheeling had all the essential ingredients of a great city but was lacking in strategic vision.

Alex Mooney: Work with religious organizations to service those in need

A: Congressman Mooney believes it is the governments duty to protect religious liberty for all Americans. Government should not interfere in the free exercise of religion. Government should work with religious organizations which provide essential services to those in need.

Q: Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs?

A: Strongly Disagree. Congressman Mooney introduced a bipartisan resolution that protects all Americans' right to act in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs. Furthermore, it condemns any action by federal, state, or local governments that attempt to abridge that right. The resolution was supported by the Family Research Council, the American Center for Law and Justice, and the Liberty Institute.