Please keep my colleague, Del. Danielle Walker, in your prayers. Her son tragically lost his battle with leukemia at age 23. No matter our politics, we can come together to honor a life cut short. If you can, consider donating blood in remembrance of Demetry. https://t.co/PkjSdsDd7j
Joshua Higginbotham
@Higginbotham4WV · WV · H
Posts232
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Voting-record position0.307
CoverageJan 8, 2020 to Mar 31, 2023
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Only 22% of eligible West Virginians are registered organ donors—one of the lowest in the country. This year, I’m leading an effort to reform some of our organ donation laws to make it easier to sign up & to educate the public on how crucial this is for our healthcare system.
I will be the lead sponsor of a bill to reform West Virginia’s Medical Marijuana program. My bill includes: - Allowing medical research & development of cannabis by our universities & private companies - Legalizing sales of edibles at dispensaries in childproof containers
Everybody is doing their part in the fight against COVID-19, but I wanted to give a special shoutout to my cousin, Julie Barie Turley, for interpreting for the @WVGovernor. Lets thank everyone who is still out doing necessary work like this. https://t.co/ldO77K5m80
This week should have been the 20th birthday of Roane County, West Virginia high school senior Alex Miller. In remembrance of him, we passed a bill unanimously requiring a defibrillator be at every sporting event. While it may not bring him back, it may save a life in the future. https://t.co/59DKJG3Ec6
I just delivered a baby! Well<U+2026>sort of. The West Virginia Junior College mobile training bus visited us with their state of the art mannequin robots that can be tested, operated on, and even mimic a pregnancy. This is how we train the next generation of our healthcare workers! https://t.co/nD472NBkyD
I<U+2019>m honored to join the Board of Directors for Prestera which is one of the biggest mental health & addiction recovery providers in West Virginia. They serve thousands of people in our region with dozens of facilities in the greater Kanawha Valley. https://t.co/agfRbHreib
Always good to help those in need! I joined a crowd of people donating blood to the @RedCross today on the West Side of Charleston. Remember to “B Positive!” https://t.co/7pqHBEw1Zv
Today, we passed the Mylissa Smith Law which requires West Virginia hospitals to allow families to visit their dying relatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dying alone without your loved ones there is a terrifying idea... https://t.co/mXIZOirdkv
Thank you American Electric Power for donating 10,000 masks to local West Virginia hospitals! I know the healthcare workers in the Mountain State are grateful! @AEPnews https://t.co/LwAa6zXHXX