West Virginia — 2nd District

Ace Parsi

Supports clean water and environmental protection

Parsi calls for investing in community infrastructure, particularly clean drinking water, and protecting West Virginia's land. His platform emphasizes caring for the environment as a central component of community well-being.

• Invest in clean drinking water infrastructure
• Protect West Virginia's Wild and Wonderful land
• Promote care for local environments alongside community infrastructure

“By investing in infrastructure around clean drinking water and investing in the individuals in care jobs whether they're nurses and teachers or law enforcement, we can make West Virginia an even better place to live.”

Riley Moore

Defends fossil fuels, opposes ESG

Moore aggressively defends the coal and natural gas industries and opposes corporate ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) policies. As State Treasurer, he restricted financial institutions that boycotted fossil fuels from receiving state banking contracts.

• Prohibited state banking contracts with financial firms boycotting fossil fuels
• Opposes Biden administration energy restrictions and green energy initiatives
• Co-signed multistate letters opposing bank restrictions on energy lending

“Fossil fuels power America’s economy and provide high quality jobs to West Virginians. Yet radical Democrats are trying to shut down the coal industry and throttle our burgeoning natural gas sector.”

Ace Parsi

Proposes overturning cuts and tariffs

Parsi focuses on making life affordable by rolling back grocery tariffs, reversing cuts in federal reconciliation legislation, and ending benefit cliffs. He advocates for reducing corporate waste while increasing investment in housing, food, education, and healthcare.

• Overturn cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill
• Roll back tariffs on grocery items
• Eliminate benefit cliffs that diminish motivation to get ahead
• Implement a 2-for-1 Community Investment Plan

“We can have a more affordable future. By overturning the cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill, turning back tariffs on groceries, eliminating the current benefit cliffs that diminish people's motivation to get ahead, reducing corporate waste and handouts, and funding key priorities around education, housing, food, and healthcare, we can have that.”

Riley Moore

Supports tax cuts and fiscal discipline

Moore supports conservative fiscal policies, lower taxes, and deregulation to spur job growth. In Congress, he voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation legislation and federal budget resolutions.

• Voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)
• Voted Yea on the FY2025 Congressional Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 14)
• Supports tax code reform to attract businesses

“Riley Moore supports reforming the tax code so we can attract more businesses to our state, create better jobs, and allow families to keep more of their hard earned money.”

Ace Parsi

Supports public education and care workers

Parsi emphasizes strong support for public schools and investing in educators and care workers. He credits public education with enabling his own success after immigrating to the U.S.

• Increase funding and support for public education
• Invest in teachers, nurses, and care workers
• Ensure educational systems affirm student dignity

“Care and how that relates to public education and educators, nurses, and public safety in ways that affirm our children and people's basic dignity.”

Riley Moore

Supports school choice and vocational savings

Moore advocates for school choice programs and vocational education. As State Treasurer, he defended the Hope Scholarship program and promoted the Jump Start Savings Program for blue-collar trade workers.

• Defended West Virginia's Hope Scholarship school choice program
• Created the Jump Start Savings Program for trade and skilled workers
• Voted Yea on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28)

“A zip code should not determine a child’s future. I have fought and won for school choice here in West Virginia.”

Ace Parsi

Supports voting rights and campaign finance reform

Having fled an authoritarian regime, Parsi focuses on protecting democratic institutions. His platform advocates for reducing campaign money influence, ensuring voting rights, and increasing government responsiveness.

• Promote campaign finance reform ('Money Out, People In')
• Expand voting rights ('More Choices, More Voices')
• Increase government transparency and constituent responsiveness

“Democracy and all things democracy because I fled authoritarianism and will be damned if I have not done all I can to make this country's democracy an inspiration for others in the world.”

Riley Moore

Supports voter ID laws and government disclosure

Moore voted for strict federal voter identification legislation requiring proof of citizenship. He also voted for government transparency measures like releasing the Jeffrey Epstein investigation records.

• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship for voting
• Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405)

Riley Moore

Demands zero illegal immigration and wall completion

Moore calls for completing the border wall and enforcing zero tolerance for illegal immigration. He voted for several House immigration enforcement bills, including mandatory detention and DUI-based deportation.

• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5)
• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote (H.R. 22)
• Voted Yea on making DUI grounds for deportation (H.R. 875)
• Supports completing the southern border wall

“The only acceptable level of illegal immigration is zero.”

Riley Moore

Opposes gun restrictions

Moore opposes gun control measures and highlights his success in blocking credit card payment registries for firearms in West Virginia. He is endorsed by the National Rifle Association and West Virginia Citizens' Defense League.

• Blocked credit card companies from creating backdoor firearm registries
• Opposes federal gun regulation efforts
• Endorsed by the NRA PVF and WVCDL

“As a proud West Virginian, I will ALWAYS stand up for the rights of our citizens to keep and bear firearms.”

Riley Moore

Opposes abortion from conception

Moore holds a strict pro-life stance, supporting legal protections for unborn children from conception to natural death. He earned endorsements from West Virginians for Life and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.

• Supports pro-life legislation from conception
• 100% pro-life voting record in the West Virginia House of Delegates
• Endorsed by West Virginians for Life and SBA Pro-Life America

“I believe in life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.”

Riley Moore

Supports crypto regulation, opposes CBDC

Moore supports developing American regulatory frameworks for blockchain and digital assets while strongly opposing any Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to prevent government surveillance.

• Voted Yea on the GENIUS Act (S. 1582) for stablecoin regulation
• Opposes Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
• Promotes American leadership in blockchain technology

“I oppose any central bank digital currency as a violation of fundamental American values.”