@HuffmanJE Had 5 or so Hope families call me as soon as his race was called. Crying and thanking us and Governor Morrisey. Vernon didn’t just lose, he lost soundly. Even his own voters were tired of him.
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Grassroots Engagement Director @AFPWV Ambassador of Jesus ✝️ Keeping the faith 🫡
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Good thing there are 30,000 Hope Scholarship families who were glad to see him go.
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Election Day was a massive victory for @AFPWV. Our mission is citizen driven, and the voters agreed yesterday. The landscape changed dramatically to better our objectives: making West Virginia a better place to work, live, and raise a family.
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“'School choice is a litmus test for Republicans,' said Jason Huffman, state director for West Virginia’s chapter of @AFPWV. The group is backing candidates who will defend the state’s school choice laws, he said."
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New from me: School choice, vouchers fuel nearly $3 million spending spree in West Virginia statehouse races from 3 outside groups. Much of the money is coming from out-of-state donors. westvirginiawatch.com/2026/05/06/sch…
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Our principles are clear. We support proven policies that will make WV a better place to live, work, and raise a family. And we have the backs of policy champions who are fighting to fix what’s broken. May 12 will speak for itself.
Jason Huffman@HuffmanJE
For the record, @AFPWV isn’t involved in @DrTomTakubo’s race—as he seems to suggest in this interview. But our grassroots activists and staff across the state are deeply involved in defending our policy champions against the slate of center-left candidates Takubo recruited on behalf of the Hospital Cartels and their newly bought front group, the democrat-run @WVaChamber. Ultimately, Team Takubo will fail to stop principled lawmakers from repealing the CON laws Hospital Monopolies use to keep competition out at the expense of better health care for WV families.
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On Tuesday, a team of never before involved volunteers contacted *US* to talk about how they could support Senator Rollan Roberts. We set them up with some literature, gave them some tips, and sent them on their way. The group of 6 hit a combined 300 doors. We caught up with two of them afterward.
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The policy trajectory of West Virginia is at stake this May! Make sure you get out and vote for principled @AFPWV policy champions who will:
✅ Stand up to the radical left by DEFENDING school choice and parental rights
✅ ELIMINATE the state income tax so hardworking families keep more of what they earn
✅ Fully REPEAL Certificate of Need laws to create better access to high-quality health care at a price you can afford
✅REDUCE utility bills by unleashing abundant West Virginia energy
AFP WV@AFPWV
Early voting has started across the Mountain State! We have endorsed 32 candidates that we believe will work to make West Virginia a better place to live, work and raise a family. Let's continue to expand freedom and opportunity with this team!
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Knocking in Princeton! Vote for Senator Mark Maynard May 12th! 🔥
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Knocking in Parkersburg! Vote for Melissa McCrady on May 12th!
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Door knocking in Beckley! Vote Rollan Roberts for Senate on May 12!
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Knocking doors in Charleston!!! Remember to vote for Lance Wheeler for State Senate!
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Honored to have been asked to do the invocation for the Kanawha County Lincoln Day Dinner! Great event with fantastic people!
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Maybe I was wrong. Instead of doubling down when you’re losing, maybe the correct strategy is to delete the post. @WVHospitals, thoughts?
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@OperaStrange Good afternoon! I didn’t attempt to be mean. I apologize if it came out that way and I’ll improve on it. I meant solely that my time for draft eligibility is over due to my age. Thank you for holding me accountable! Also, I’m running for County Executive, not at the Statehouse.
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this is what WV Republicans think about the sacrifices of other Americans—as something to mock because he thinks his privilege allows him to escape duty.
naturally he works for the economic vampires at AFP-WV and is now running for the statehouse. WV you have got to do better.
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THANK YOU to all of the Hope Scholarship Families that came out to @LarryPack’s press conference! Go meet Legislators, tell them about what Hope has done for your family, and always fight for your education freedom!
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We are deeply grateful for the work of @MorriseyWV, @RepRileyMoore, @LarryPack, school choice champions in the @wvhouse and @wvsenate to stop this attack on school choice.
We also thank the dozens of families and @AFPWV activists who showed up to the capitol and contacted their lawmakers to defeat these bad ideas.
Every child deserves access to the right education for their unique needs, regardless of income or ZIP code.
Jason Huffman@HuffmanJE
🚨@AFPWV Key Vote Alert: With the provisions that represented significant threats to school choice soundly defeated & completely removed from this version of the legislation, AFP no longer opposes the House Finance Originating Bill Regarding The Hope Scholarship.
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