Sam Brown Petsonk

Dad. Husband. Lawyer for worker health & safety, better pay, benefits, schools, & recovery. @DNC & @WVDemocrats. 🪕⚒✊ Micah 6:8.

[Charleston Gazette-Mail @wvgazettemail]

EDITORIAL: Life for a family living paycheck to paycheck can come to a screeching halt when utility rates skyrocket or an unexpectedly high medical bill shows up.
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[Mountain State Spotlight @mtnstspotlight]

With more than 28,000 kids without access to childcare in West Virginia, another center is closing, and it’s in House Speaker Roger Hanshaw’s district.

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[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. 

He embodies the broken system we’re running against.

It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

[Jim McKay @JimMcKayWV]

Jim McKay with Prevent Child Abuse WV said, “These programs help children stay safely at home with their families, which is the core purpose of TANF. WV leads the nation in the rate of children in foster care. We should be investing more in keeping families together, not less.”

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Here's how the corruption works:

Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump

Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it

Friday: FDA changes the policy
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[Mountain State Spotlight @mtnstspotlight]

OSHA doesn’t have to regularly inspect most dangerous workplaces. In WV, many chemical plants and factories go years without federal inspections unless a worker files a complaint or someone is seriously hurt or killed on the job.

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[Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger]

It's not just adults losing SNAP benefits. Children are too. #WIC, #schoolmeals, and other child nutrition programs are critical, but can't make up for losing SNAP.

[Charleston Gazette-Mail @wvgazettemail]

The Trump administration has made deep cuts to federal miner safety and health resources.

Evidence is mounting that risks and costs have increased for active and retired miners as a result of those cuts.
https://t.co/qu4sN8qEMf

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

The Trump admin is hacking away at the agency tasked with handling legal disputes around mine worker safety.

“Every day of delay is another death sentence for our communities,” said Rebecca Shelton of @AppCitizensLaw.

@GrimKim reports the story.

https://t.co/Vc09acTTi9

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Despite commitments from WV members of Congress that no one 'deserving' will be impacted, new projections from CBO estimate that 3 million *children* will lose Medicaid as a result of HR 1/One Big Beautiful Bill changes. https://t.co/egm7CYioVk

[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

@wvgazettemail Why in the name of all that is good and holy are you posting this ad today?

[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

@wvgazettemail Why in the name of all that is good and holy are you posting this ad today?

[Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth]

this is a pretty staggering stat I’ve never seen

And we know those labor force exits are not all from parents (moms) who wanted to

[WV Federation of Democratic Women @WVFDW]

🔥 Polls are open! Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 am until 7:30 pm, vote at your precinct polling place.

🗳️ Details: https://t.co/EoBlYPBOkm
👉 You need a photo ID to vote.
✅ Nonaffiliated voters, you must ask for a Democratic ballot.

#WestVirginia
#StrongerTogether
#election2026

[WV Democratic Party @wvdemocrats]

Let’s go Vote West Virginia!
Find your polling location:
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[FactPost @factpostnews]

In a new decision, the Supreme Court's conservative justices have opened the door to Alabama eliminating one of their two majority-Black congressional districts.

For the 2026 midterms, Alabama will now push to revert to a 2023 map that was previously struck down for violating the Voting Rights Act.

[Charleston Gazette-Mail @wvgazettemail]

The governor of West Virginia stood against established scientific consensus in Washington, D.C., last month.

Read more from energy & environment reporter @Mike__Tony👇
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[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

@MorriseyWV Wait Denise votes in Greenbrier and you vote in Jefferson?! Does "domicile" now mean "any place where you prefer to vote?"

[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

You gotta love Morrisey's argument here: "after 15 years of me being a statewide incumbent & successfully reshaping our public policies in my image, we urgently need change in West Virginia!" To a point, I do agree.

[Steven Allen Adams @stevenadamswv]

Gov. Morrisey in the @IntelligencerWV this morning with an op-ed defending his involvement the legislative GOP primary contests.

https://t.co/EQCitrRp3a

[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

West Virginia Republicans are touting 12,000 "projected jobs" that they have created, meanwhile in the real world, the actual number of jobs has declined. Typical MAGA BS
#VoteBlueWV

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