Evan Worrell

Evan Worrell

Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Josh Holstein

Prior offices

West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Successor: Jim Butler

Predecessor: Kelli Sobonya

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Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal

Birthplace

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Religion

Baptist

Profession

Consultant

Contact

Official website

Campaign Twitter

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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Evan Worrell (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 23. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His term ended on December 1, 2024.

Worrell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Evan Worrell lives in Barboursville, West Virginia. He studied at Marshall University. Worrell's career experience includes working as a healthcare reform and information technology consultant with Cerner Corporation.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Worrell was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• Energy and Manufacturing Committee
• Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee, Worrell
• House Government Organization Committee
• Workforce Development Committee, Chair

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2021-2022

Worrell was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• House Government Organization Committee
• House Health and Human Resources Committee
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee, Vice chair

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2019-2020

Worrell was assigned to the following committees:

• House Health and Human Resources Committee
• Industry and Labor Committee
• House Government Organization Committee
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
• Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Committee

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Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Amanda Beach-Burge in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	75.6	5,147
		Amanda Beach-Burge (D)	24.4	1,662

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 6,809
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Amanda Beach-Burge advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Beach-Burge	100.0	762

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 762
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Incumbent Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell	100.0	1,856

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,856
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Worrell in this election.

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Karen Nance in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	68.2	3,028
		Karen Nance (D)	31.8	1,413

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Karen Nance defeated Paul Ross in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Nance	69.0	473
		Paul Ross	31.0	213

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 686
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Jodi Biller in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell	60.3	787
		Jodi Biller	39.7	519

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,306
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Paul Ross in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	69.8	5,531
		Paul Ross (D)	30.2	2,398

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,929
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Paul Ross advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Ross	100.0	1,602

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,602
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Incumbent Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell	100.0	1,838

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,838
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Evan Worrell defeated Karen Nance in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	62.7	3,943
		Karen Nance (D)	37.3	2,344

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,287 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Karen Nance defeated Paul Ross and Jerry Tighe in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Nance	56.5	732
		Paul Ross	24.6	319
		Jerry Tighe	18.9	245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,296
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Cummings (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Evan Worrell

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Evan Worrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Evan Worrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Evan Worrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Evan Worrell participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Evan Worrell's responses follow below.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

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1) My top priority, if elected, would be to invest in our children. We need to have a higher standard for education while educating our children for the workforce. They are the future of this state and we need to ensure they are able to remain here and live their lives to the fullest. 2) Another top priority is our economic and business climate. We need to continue the improvement that has been achieved over the last few years by making our state attractive to outside businesses through tax incentives as well as removing the bureaucracy that our small businesses face and have to provide for. 3) We, as a state, must address and reverse the opioid epidemic in our state. We need to gather legislators with healthcare administration and addiction treatment centers to provide a comprehensive plan to combat this epidemic.

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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As a father of four, going on five children, I am extremely passionate about education. I want to ensure we are providing the most up to date education that meets the needs of the 21st century through improved education standards as well as school choice. We need to become creative to make sure we are doing right by our children and allowing them every opportunity to pursue their greatest potential.

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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Evan Worrell answered the following:

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

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The first historical event that happened in my lifetime was Sept. 11, 2001. I was 21 years old and an active duty member of the United States Air Force.

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What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

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My first true job was the United States Air Force. I was enlisted for 4 years and it taught me a great deal of how to be an adult and how to care for myself and others appropriately.

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Campaign finance summary

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Evan Worrell campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	West Virginia House of Delegates District 23	Won general	$0	$0
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 23	Won general	$114,996	$45,600
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 18	Won general	$29,977	N/A**
2018	West Virginia House of Delegates District 18	Won general	$16,750	N/A**
Grand total			$161,723	$45,600
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

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2022

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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2021

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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. West Virginia Manufacturers Association Legislators are scored on their votes on the manufacturing industry. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2020

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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7. ACLU West Virginia Legislators are scored on their votes on civil liberties issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Citizen's Defense League Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2019

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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

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Preceded by Josh Holstein (R)	West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Kelli Sobonya (R)	West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 2018-2022	Succeeded by Jim Butler (R)

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Current members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Leadership

Majority Leader:Eric Householder

Minority Leader:Sean Hornbuckle

Representatives

District 1

Pat McGeehan (R)

District 2

Mark Zatezalo (R)

District 3

Jimmy Willis (R)

District 4

Diana Winzenreid (R)

District 5

Shawn Fluharty (D)

District 6

Jeffrey Stephens (R)

District 7

Charles Sheedy (R)

District 8

David Kelly (R)

District 9

Trenton Barnhart (R)

District 10

Everette Anderson (R)

District 11

Bob Fehrenbacher (R)

District 12

Vernon Criss (R)

District 13

Scot Heckert (R)

District 14

Dave Foggin (R)

District 15

Erica Moore (R)

District 16

Steve Westfall (R)

District 17

Jonathan Pinson (R)

District 18

Jim Butler (R)

District 19

Kathie Crouse (R)

District 20

Geoff Foster (R)

District 21

Jarred Cannon (R)

District 22

Daniel Linville (R)

District 23

Evan Worrell (R)

District 24

Patrick Lucas (R)

District 25

Sean Hornbuckle (D)

District 26

Matthew Rohrbach (R)

District 27

Ric Griffith (D)

District 28

Ryan Browning (R)

District 29

Henry Dillon (R)

District 30

David Adkins (R)

District 31

Margitta Mazzocchi (R)

District 32

Josh Holstein (R)

District 33

Jordan Bridges (R)

District 34

Mark Dean (R)

District 35

Adam Vance (R)

District 36

S. Green (R)

District 37

Marty Gearheart (R)

District 38

Joe Ellington (R)

District 39

Doug Smith (R)

District 40

Roy Cooper (R)

District 41

Jordan Maynor (R)

District 42

Brandon Steele (R)

District 43

Christopher Toney (R)

District 44

Carl Roop (R)

District 45

Eric Brooks (R)

District 46

Jeff Campbell (R)

District 47

Todd Longanacre (R)

District 48

Tom Clark (R)

District 49

Heather Tully (R)

District 50

David Pritt (R)

District 51

Tom Fast (R)

District 52

Larry Rowe (D)

District 53

Chris Pritt (R)

District 54

Mike Pushkin (D)

District 55

JB Akers (R)

District 56

Kayla Young (D)

District 57

Hollis Lewis (D)

District 58

Walter Hall (R)

District 59

Andy Shamblin (R)

District 60

Dana Ferrell (R)

District 61

Dean Jeffries (R)

District 62

Roger Hanshaw (R)

District 63

Lori Cowger Dittman (R)

District 64

Adam Burkhammer (R)

District 65

Carl Martin (R)

District 66

William Nestor (R)

District 67

Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)

District 68

Chris Phillips (R)

District 69

Keith Marple (R)

District 70

Mickey Petitto (R)

District 71

Laura Kimble (R)

District 72

Clay Riley (R)

District 73

Amy Summers (R)

District 74

Mike DeVault (R)

District 75

Phil Mallow (R)

District 76

Joey Garcia (D)

District 77

Joe Statler (R)

District 78

Eugene Chiarelli (R)

District 79

Evan Hansen (D)

District 80

John Williams (D)

District 81

Anitra Hamilton (D)

District 82

Debbie Warner (R)

District 83

George Street (R)

District 84

D.R. Jennings (R)

District 85

John Paul Hott (R)

District 86

Bryan Ward (R)

District 87

Gary Howell (R)

District 88

Rick Hillenbrand (R)

District 89

Darren Thorne (R)

District 90

George Miller (R)

District 91

Don Forsht (R)

District 92

Michael Hite (R)

District 93

Michael Hornby (R)

District 94

Larry Kump (R)

District 95

Charles Horst (R)

District 96

Eric Householder (R)

District 97

John Hardy (R)

District 98

Joe Funkhouser (R)

District 99

Wayne Clark (R)

District 100

William Ridenour (R)

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Democratic Party (11)