Largest Tax Cut in State History

• Enacted over $1 billion in tax cuts, including nearly 30% personal income tax reductions.
• Advocated for continued reforms to make West Virginia one of the most competitive tax states in the nation.
• Increased investments in critical areas while maintaining one of the lowest debt-per-capita ratios in the nation.

Record Budget Surpluses

• After inheriting a $500 million budget deficit, Senator Justice led the state to consistently record-setting billion-dollar budget surpluses by using his lifelong experience as a businessman to make West Virginia more business-friendly.
• Balanced the budget and achieved record revenue surpluses, including a historic $1.8 billion surplus in Fiscal Year 2023.

Roads to Prosperity

• Delivered $13.6 billion in total infrastructure investments, modernizing roads, bridges, water systems, and public facilities.
• Completed the $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity initiative, with an additional $416 million dedicated to secondary roads.
• Revolutionized transportation through the Roads to Prosperity program and secondary road improvements.
  Enhanced connectivity and safety across the state, paving the way for future economic growth.

Economic Development

• Secured over $20 billion in economic development investments, bringing industry leaders like Nucor, Berkshire Hathaway, and UNDBIO to West Virginia.
• Transformed the state into a business-friendly destination and achieved record-breaking private-sector growth.

Transforming Education and Public Schools

• Committing over $1 billion to public school infrastructure, ensuring modern and safe learning environments.
• Expanding Communities In Schools statewide and supporting students with programs like Jobs & Hope WV.

Unrivaled Growth in Tourism

• Achieved a $9 billion annual economic impact from tourism, boosted by the “Almost Heaven” campaign and record visitor spending.
• Invested $250 million in state parks, creating a world-class outdoor recreation experience.
• Promoted West Virginia as a top-tier destination with expanded access to state parks, trails, and adventure tourism.
• Preserved the state’s natural beauty with environmentally friendly initiatives and outdoor recreation projects.

Communities in Schools

• Started and expanded the Communities In Schools program to reach tens of thousands of students across West Virginia. The initiative forges community partnerships and brings resources into schools to help remove barriers to student learning to keep all students in school and ultimately graduating.
• Launched Friends With Paws, the nation’s first and only statewide therapy dog initiative. 
• Placed 45 therapy dogs in schools throughout West Virginia.

Jobs & Hope for West Virginians

• Created the Jobs and Hope West Virginia Program, which offers support through a statewide collaboration of agencies that provide West Virginians in recovery the opportunity to obtain career training and secure meaningful employment.

Pro-Life Champion

• Provided $1 million for pregnancy resource centers and increased the adoption tax credit.
• West Virginians for Life honored and recognized former Senator Justice for signing more pro-life bills into law than any governor in state history, including bold legislation stopping nearly all abortions in West Virginia.

Taking Care of West Virginians

• Prioritized millions annually in funding for food banks across West Virginia, including $20 million to establish the Posey Perry Emergency Food Bank Fund and 43 new meal delivery vehicles for the Meals on Wheels program.

Public Health and Safety

• Led one of the nation’s most effective COVID-19 responses, setting an example in testing and vaccination rollouts.
• Combated the opioid epidemic through the Jobs & Hope WV program, emphasizing recovery and workforce integration.

Supporting Our Veterans

• Exempted military retirement income from state income tax.
• Enacted a property tax rebate for disabled military veterans.
• Awarded $5.5 million for the veteran’s nursing home in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
• Funded 25 vans to transport disabled or injured veterans to medical appointments.
• Dedicated the largest Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in the world at the State Capitol Complex.

Supporting Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

• Cut the severance tax on coal, oil, and natural gas in West Virginia to encourage the development and utilization of more natural resources in West Virginia.

Commitment to Public Servants

• Invested in first responders, public safety equipment, and the professional development of state employees.
• Raised the salaries for teachers, school service personnel, state employees, and West Virginia State Police numerous times.

Second Amendment

• Signed the Campus Self-Defense Act allowing law-abiding gun owners with concealed carry permits to take firearms on public college and university campuses.
• Recognized by the National Rifle Association as doing more to protect the Second Amendment than any governor in recent history.

Conservative Courts and Judges

• Appointed a rock-solid conservative majority to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
• Created the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia to bring fairness to our legal system.
• Appointed a conservative majority to the new court.

Cleaning Up Our Communities

• Worked with counties and cities to deploy millions to remove blighted, abandoned, and dilapidated structures across West Virginia to make our communities safer, increase property values, and attract investment.

Billion Dollar Broadband Expansion

• Nearly $1 billion state investment in major broadband improvements, connecting hundreds of thousands of West Virginia homes to world-class broadband connectivity over the next decade.

On April 27, 2023, his 71st birthday, Senator Justice announced his candidacy for the United States Senate, surrounded by family, friends, and supporters at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Senator Justice scored a strong victory in the Senate race, winning the primary with 61.8% of the vote. In the general election, Senator Justice captured 68.8% of the vote. His successful campaign not only earned him a seat in the U.S. Senate but also played a key role in flipping the seat to the Republican Party, strengthening the GOP’s presence in Washington.