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U.S. House · WV-02 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Ace Parsi

Democratic candidate for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

An education-policy professional and former refugee focused on rural healthcare, care-worker training, coal miners' protections and union rights.

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DistrictWV-02
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Ace stands.

Campaign position

Restore congressional tariff oversight

  • Supports reversing current tariffs and requiring congressional oversight and public comment for future tariffs

Campaign position

Rebuild communities after closures

  • Proposes two dollars in locally chosen community investment for every dollar in wages lost to mine or factory closures

Campaign position

Fund rural healthcare access

  • Supports rural hospitals and a public health-insurance option to expand affordable care

Campaign position

Educate essential care workers

  • Supports free college for future care professionals who commit to years of service in West Virginia

Campaign position

Strengthen coal miners' protections

  • Supports silica-exposure enforcement, mine inspections, and stronger black-lung benefits for miners

Campaign position

Defend workers' organizing rights

  • Supports ending right-to-work laws and stronger enforcement against retaliation for union organizing

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2016-2020

    Experience

    NCLD innovation director

    Directed disability-focused innovation.

  2. 2021

    Experience

    Equity Journey Partners senior consultant

    Provided education consulting.

  3. Through January 2026

    Experience

    iCivics coalition-engagement director

    Directed coalition engagement.

  4. Through January 2026

    Experience

    CivxNow coalition coordinator

    Coordinated civic-education organizations.

  5. Before January 2026

    Accomplishment

    Civic education coalition growth

    Helped grow CivxNow from 170 to over 400 organizations.

  • Experience

    AmeriCorps school volunteer

    Served in a low-income school.

  • Experience

    Community resistance organizer

    Helped lead community resistance.

  • Experience

    NCLD personalized-learning partnership manager

    Advanced disability-inclusive personalized learning.

  • Experience

    NASBE deeper-learning project director

    Worked with state education boards.

  • Experience

    National Service-Learning Partnership policy director

    Directed education policy.

  • Experience

    Alliance for Excellent Education work

    Held education policy and research roles.

  • Experience

    Policy Analysis for California Education work

    Held education policy and research roles.

  • Experience

    Fair Oaks Community School work

    Held a school-based role.

  • Experience

    American Democracy Initiative steering committee

    Served on its steering committee.

  • Experience

    American Democracy Initiative implementation committees

    Served on implementation committees.

  • Experience

    RULER for All advisory board

    Served on Yale emotional-intelligence advisory board.

  • Experience

    EAD outreach and partnerships senior director

    Led outreach and partnerships.

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