Ace Parsi for Congress Kickoff

Morgantown educator and community organizer Ace Parsi will launch his campaign to represent West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District in 2026. Ace is running as a Democrat, but the values and goals that drive him cross all party lines: Affordability, Care and Empowerment.

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Ace has lived the quintessential American experience, emigrating as a child from the authoritarian regime in Iran and becoming a U.S. citizen determined to not only participate but invest in democracy. In the House of Representatives, he’ll fight unchecked executive action regardless of which party is in power. He’ll demand that Congress take back the power it has abdicated under Republican control and stop the slide toward authoritarianism, preserving democracy for our children and grandchildren.

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“My story starts with escaping a dictatorship and ends with finding a home in West Virginia,” he said. “Everything in between is why I fight."