Women Can’t Wait
By Rachel Byrne, Monongalia Can’t Wait Co-Captain It’s no secret that the WV Can’t Wait and Stephen Smith for Governor campaign are changing the way that politics has historically worked. With a comprehensive platform, written with the input of West Virginians impacted by the policies,…
Statement on Race from Stephen Smith
Every person in our state, and every state, deserves equal protection under the law and fair representation in government. We must fight racism and discrimination head on. Roughly three percent of West Virginians are Black. Yet, Blacks represent 12% of our state’s prison population (28%…
“We Have a Moral Responsibility”
“We’ve built an unprecedented volunteer operation in this campaign, and we have a moral duty to put it to good use,” said Smith.
Candidate for WV Governor Stephen Smith on the Coronavirus
“In West Virginia, it’s in our blood to fight for each other, to come together in crisis. There’s no place I’d rather be right now than in this state, in this movement, with all of you.”
WV Can’t Wait – We Pledge
View the video of the mass filing of WV Can’t Wait candidates. We’re not running alone–because it takes 1000 leaders, not 1, to win the change we need. We pledge to serve the people of West Virginia.
Choosing human rights
Trans rights are human rights. But right now it’s legal for Ryne to be denied an apartment, or a job for no reason other than who he is. That must end.
Choosing Love
If you are a West Virginia resident in the year 2020, you live in a state where you can be legally fired from your job or denied shelter because of who you are, or whom you love.
Choosing to invest in small businesses
Dominick Claudio has helped launch a dozen small businesses in North Central West Virginia. A law office, a real estate company, a consignment shop, and an oral surgery center, to name a few. And he started without capital.
Choosing to invest in our people
“I’m never gonna make millions. I just love this community.” The Good Old Boys love pitting small business owners against workers. While we fight each other, they cozy up to out-of-state monopolies who are out to undercut us both. Every small business owner wants to…
Town Hall meetings with voters
Ninety-seven voters attended the Hampshire Can’t Wait Town Hall in Romney, West Virginia, on a Monday night, more than a year before Election Day. Remarks from Hampshire co-Captain Charlie Streisel: *** Good evening. My name is Charlie Streisel. I would like to thank you for…