Eric Porterfield

Eric Earl Porterfield is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 27, which includes parts of Mercer and Raleigh counties. First elected in 2018, Porterfield is the second blind person ever to serve in the West Virginia legislature. Alongside being known for being a physically disabled politician, Porterfield is also well known for his unwavering opposition to LGBT rights who he compares to terrorists. He is on video expressing what he would do should his daughter or son come out gay, saying he would "see if they knew how to swim" and implying he would drown them. In the June 2020 primary he was defeated in his bid for re-election, coming in last of Republican candidates running.