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West Virginia
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History of Jim Justice
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2020
Jim Justice
RepublicanDocumented commitments and outcomes from the previous term.
- Tracked
- 2
- Fulfilled
- 2
- With progress
- 0
- Not achieved
- 0
- Awaiting assessment
- 0
2 of 2 commitments
Teacher pay
What has been verified
SB 531 changed salary schedules beginning in July, with a raise the Legislature described as averaging 5%.
Legislative summary of SB 531Broadband
What they pledged
Award competitive grants to providers to extend existing fiber and cable networks through the LEAD program.
State broadband strategyWhat has been verified
In 2022 the state awarded 12 grants worth $27.2 million for projects intended to serve 14,936 locations.
Office of Broadband annual reportCommitments archive
Entries from earlier reviews, separate from the term registers.
Jim Justice
RepublicanState personal income tax
What they pledged
In his 2023 State of the State address, he proposed cutting the state personal income tax by 50% over three years.
State of the State proposal · Jan 2023What has been verified
Justice signed HB 2526 in March 2023. The law reduced income tax by an average of 21.25% that year and made further cuts conditional. With subsequent reductions, the top marginal rate reached 4.58% in 2026, down from 6.5% before the reform.
West Virginia Tax Division · 2026 rates02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Jim Justice · 2020
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Jim Justice · 2020 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Riis2602 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Framing and shading adjusted