Legislative

2024-2025 Goals

State Goals

  1. That WVARSE will promote legislation to continue and maintain the quality of PEIA coverage, without increases in premiums, copays or reduction in benefits.
  2. That WVARSE will promote legislation to increase the pension of those who retired 20 or more years ago by two dollars per month per year of service.
  3. That WVARSE will support legislation to provide a Cost-of-Living-Adjustment or COLA for state pensions starting with a COLA for those 80 and above with at least 20 years of service.
  4. That WVARSE will support AARP efforts at the legislature.

National Goals

WVARSE proposes that Congress:

  1. Increase funding for Social Security by eliminating the cap on earnings taxed Increase funding to Medicare
  2. Add coverage in Medicare for Optical, Dental, and Hearing Aids
  3. Allow Medicare to fully negotiate prescription drug prices

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

WVARSE 2024-2025

State Chair

John Taylor

Cell: (304) 612-5835

Home: (304) 265-5514

Johntaylor1@comcast.net

900N Pike St.
Grafton, WV 26354

Region I Chair

Pam Schimmel

800 Blairs Ridge Rd.
Moundsville, WV 26041

304 843-5413

pmschimmel@icloud.com

Region II Chair

Mary Ann Ferris

Home: (304) 592-2061

Cell: (304) 290-2158

1020 Matthews St. Shinnston, WV 26431

maferris24@frontier.com 

Region III Chair

Bruce Wendelken

PO Box 27 
Elizabeth, WV 26143

304 275-6507

bwendelkel@hotmail.com

 

Region IV Chair

Deborah Chapman

Home: (304) 697-2082

Cell: (304) 544-8293

32 Fairfax Dr. Hunington, WV 25705

dachapma@aol.com

Region V Chair

Steve Bailey

Cell: (304) 887-3723

Home: (304) 425-9360

se_bailey@yahoo.com 

109 Christopher Ave
Princeton, WV 24740

Region VI Chair

Alice Ann Guyon

(304) 257-6611

aliceannguyon@gmail.com

PO Box 1291
Petersburg, WV 26847 

Staff Liaison with Legislature

Executive Director

William G. Milam

304-346-6079

bmilam@suddenlink.net

1587 Lee St.
Charleston, WV 25311