Ryan Browning

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Ryan Browning
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Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates District 28

West Virginia House of Delegates District 28
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 12, 2026

Appointed

July 2, 2024

Education

High school

Spring Valley High School, 2000

Bachelor's

West Virginia University Institute for Technology, 2005

Personal
Profession
Trucking Executive
Contact

Ryan Browning (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 28. He assumed office on July 3, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Browning (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 28. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 12, 2026.[source]

Governor Jim Justice (R) appointed Browning to West Virginia House of Delegates on July 2, 2024, to replace Mark Ross (R).[1]

Biography

Ryan Browning earned a high school diploma from Spring Valley High School in 2000 and a bachelor's degree from the West Virginia University Institute for Technology in 2005. His career experience includes working as a trucking executive.[2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28

Incumbent Ryan Browning is running in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28 on May 12, 2026.

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2024

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General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28

Incumbent Ryan Browning defeated Brooke Smith in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Browning
Ryan Browning (R)
 
98.2
 
6,126
Brooke Smith (Independent) (Write-in)
 
1.8
 
115

Total votes: 6,241
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28

Incumbent Ryan Browning defeated Samantha Stephens and Jason Stephens in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 28 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Browning
Ryan Browning
 
43.1
 
957
Samantha Stephens
 
37.3
 
827
Jason Stephens
 
19.6
 
434

Total votes: 2,218
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Ryan Browning campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 28Won general$28,575 $24,570
Grand total$28,575 $24,570
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Mark Ross (R)
West Virginia House of Delegates District 28
2024-Present
Succeeded by
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