Michael Amos
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Michael Amos (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 27. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Amos (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Amos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Amos was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He earned a high school diploma from Spring Valley High School. Amos earned a bachelor's degree from Marshall University in 2014 and an M.D. from the Marshall University School of Medicine in 2019. His career experience includes working as a family medicine physician and hospice physician. He has been affiliated with the NRA as a life member, the American Board of Family Medicine, the WV Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27
Michael Amos defeated Gina Milum and Craig Carpenter II in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Amos (R)  | 63.9 | 3,872 |
 | Gina Milum (D) | 31.4 | 1,900 | |
| Craig Carpenter II (L) | 4.7 | 286 | |
| Total votes: 6,058 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27
Gina Milum advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Milum | 100.0 | 943 |
| Total votes: 943 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27
Michael Amos defeated Jeff Maynard in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Amos | 55.3 | 820 |
| Jeff Maynard | 44.7 | 664 | |
| Total votes: 1,484 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27
Craig Carpenter II advanced from the Libertarian primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Carpenter II | 100.0 | 18 |
| Total votes: 18 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Amos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Amos' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Dr. Michael Amos, I am a full time physician specializing in family medicine and I currently serve in patient in Westmoreland. Additionally, I currently serve my hometown of Kenova as a councilman. I look forward to expanding my area of service after being elected to the WV House District 27.
- Economic Responsibility. I look forward to working to expand job opportunities in District 27 and ensure that the legislature is as responsible as possible in spending.
- Service. From a young age, I have been driven to serve my community to make a better place for us all.
- Life-long learning. As a physician, I have dedicated my career to continuing to learn. It pushes me to provide the best care to my patients and it will be how I best serve the people of District 27.
1. Development of robust economic growth with high-paying job opportunities.
2. Fiscal responsibility by working to streamline government spending to reduce taxes.
3. Improving health through effective public health policy.
4. Ensuring that education in a region is working to match economic opportunities for graduates.
5. Ensuring the protection of the rights of all people.
Humility
Honesty
Service
Much like being a physician, I would listen, learn, and speak to be an effective officeholder, doing great things for those I serve.
To humbly serve their constituents.
Rich Dad Poor Dad. It was very influential for me to learn the lessons in this book.
Getting through medical school. It is not for the faint of heart, but with a great deal of grit and a whole lot of prayer I made it through and I am now a board-certified physician.
Ideally the governor and state legislature would work together on common goals and get these accomplished.
Looking ahead over the next decade I feel that our state will need to face a few challenges.
1. Economic opportunity, working to ensure that our young people are given the skills and the opportunity to use those skills all in at home.
2. Entitlement programs, creating a safety net that allows people to effectively rise up at being knocked down from whatever personal challenges they face while primarily ensuring that those that have paid into a system receive the fruits of their labors.
3. Economic responsibility. Working to ensure that government spending is controlled to further tax cuts.
I do. Even after a short time serving in the city government for my hometown, I find that there are numerous problems and solutions that are not recognized and brought to a higher government office to be dealt with. I also find that it allows individuals to see the shear complexity of getting things done in the governmental setting.
Of course, as I've spoken about in responding about compromising it is the same here. In building relationships you are able to find what the most important objective would be for each individual and work to accomplish their goals as well as your own.
As I said when I was elected to my seat on the city council, I will work to humbly serve the people wherever they will have me.
In seeing policymaking in action, I feel that compromise is a necessary piece that most likely will be need to be done to improve the lives of the individuals served.
Health and Human Resources
Finance
Energy and Manufacturing
Banking and Insurance
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 4, 2023
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 27 2024-Present |
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