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Tristan Leavitt

Republican · West Virginia · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for West Virginia House District 53, West Virginia

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Wants taxpayer dollars spent efficiently and effectively
  • Says he wants to put constituents' freedoms and interests first
  • Supports economic development for the business community
Biography

Tristan is a lawyer who led two federal agencies during the Trump Administration, per the campaign site. He moved to West Virginia in 2005 and is raising five children there with his wife, a Charleston native, per the campaign site.

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