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RANDOLPH COUNTY WV DEMOCRATS

2026 Candidates

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United States Congress

Candidates for

U.S. House - 2nd District

<p>Ace Parsi</p>

Ace Parsi

About: Ace Parsi is an advocate who fled authoritarianism in Iran at age eight and a half, a dad of a 10-year-old daughter who he's committed to ensuring doesn't live in authoritarianism, and an organizer and activist who connects and supports local resistance efforts in support of democracy, public education, and basic rights to healthcare, clean drinking water, and infrastructure. He's running a proactive campaign to give people their voices back in decisions that affect them. 

Email: aceforcongress@gmail.com

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4064, Morgantown, WV 26504

<p>Stephanie Tomana</p>

Stephanie Tomana

About: Stephanie Spears Tomana is a public school teacher, civic leader, and lifelong advocate for working-class families in West Virginia. A Marion County native, she’s proven she can win tough fights—securing federal investment, expanding scholarships, and delivering results for her community. She’s running for Congress because West Virginians deserve strong infrastructure, good-paying jobs, clean water, and leadership that never stops fighting for them. We. Deserve. Better.

Email: stephanie.t@stephanietomana.com

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 56 Idamay, WV 26576

<p>Steven Wendelin</p>

Steven Wendelin

About: Steven Wendelin is a retired U.S. Navy Commander with 39 years of service, including 22 months in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s running to restore the rule of law, defend our Constitutional rights, and make the federal government work for and answer to the people.

Email: admin@wendelinforcongress.com

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 623 Wardensville, WV 26851

Candidates For

U.S. Senate

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Thornton Cooper</span></p>

Thornton Cooper

Phone: (304) 744-9616

Email: thornbush@att.net

Mailing Address: 3015 Ridgeview Dr, South Charleston, WV 25303

West Virginia State Legislature

Candidate for

House of Delegates - District 66

<p>Danielle Dougherty</p>

Danielle Dougherty

About: Danielle Dougherty is a Family Nurse practitioner, a mom of 2, and proud 9th generation West Virginian raised in the Appalachian hills. She served 4 years in the United States Army before attending college at West Virginia Wesleyan College, attaining a Bachelor and Master Degree of Science in Nursing. She is running for affordable utilities, strong public schools, dignity and respect for workers, and real solutions to generational poverty. Her campaign is rooted in lived-experience because West Virginia deserves leaders who understand what it means to survive here.

Email: DanielleDforWV@gmail.com

Mailing Address: 123 Poplar Rd. Beverly, WV 26253

Candidate for

House of Delegates - District 67

<p>Mandy Weirich</p>

Mandy Weirich

About: Mandy Weirich is social work educator with nearly two decades of experience serving the people of West Virginia. Prior to her social work career, she was a police officer in Chesapeake VA. She has worked her entire life and put herself through college; she has a Bachelors degree from St. Leo University in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Social Work degree at WVU with a focus on Gerontology. Mandy and her husband, Ryan, have been married for over thirty years and both of their children are graduates of Elkins High School.

Email: MandyforWV@gmail.com

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 142 Elkins, WV 26241