Ben Salango
Bio | Ben Salango serves as the Kanawha County Commision. He is an attorney and a small business owner of West Virginia. He received his law degree from West Virginia University. He is running for West Virginia Governor for the 2020 election. |
Status and Position | Current County Comissioner of West Virginia |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, West Virginia |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Governor Election West Virginia | West Virginia | Yes | Running | 34.0% |
Campaign Financing | Salango has collected $1,488,429.54 towards his campaign through a mix of personal contributions, individual donations, unions and council donations. |
Voting Rights | Unknown |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Salango is dedicated to healthcare reform. Although he has not stated a position on universal healthcare, he has made healthcare reform a priority of his platform. He supports more funding of Medicare and negotiation in drug prices; he also wants to save rural hospitals that do not have the necessary resources to serve their populations. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | He has not stated a position on socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | He has not stated a position on the privatization of healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | He supports non-discrimination. Salango has prioritized all types of equality during his campaign. |
| Taxes | Unknown | He has not stated his position on taxes. N/A |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He has not stated a position on a flat tax. N/A |
| Abortion | Unknown | Salango has been oddly silent on his abortion stance. The West Virginia legislature recently passed strict abortion regulation laws, and the constituency of West Virginia is largely pro-life. It might be for this reason that Salango has not stated a position on the divisive issue himself. |
| Gun Control | Against | Salango is against gun control. He supports the 2nd Amendment, is an avid hunter, and has a concealed carry permit. His rating from the NRA is 46%. He wants to make West Virginia a hunter's destination and is against federal overreach on gun regulation. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Sallango has not stated a stance on assisted suicide. He supports the 2nd Amendment, is an avid hunter, and has a concealed carry permit. His rating from the NRA is 46%. He wants to make West Virginia a hunter's destination and is against federal overreach on gun regulation. |
| Government Interference | Against | He supports small business and rights of owners, as well as gun owner rights. He doesn't support federal regulation of many issues, except for drug pricing. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | NA |
| Welfare | Unknown | His stance on this issue is unknown. Salango has supported federal funding for homeless or endangered children and foster children, and has implemented an assistance program for veterans interested in starting small businesses. But he has been silent on the overall issue of welfare. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He hasn't stated a position on the death penalty. Although silent on the issue of capital punishment, Salango has often expressed support for the victims of crimes rather than for criminals. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | His stance on this issue is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on the war on terror. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | He has not stated a position on foreign policy. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He does not have a public stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Nuance | His stance on free markets is nuanced. Salango's focus is on small businesses. He has not stated a stance on free markets, but supports many businesses, thus creating choice in the marketplace. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He has not stated a position on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | NA |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He has not taken an explicit stance on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | He doesn't have a public position on clean energy. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He has not stated his position on separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a public position on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | Unknown | He has not weighed in on the issue of border control. N/A |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a public stance on this profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | He has not stated a position on the legalization of marijuana. |