Rio Phillips is a progressive working-class Democrat and cybersecurity technician running to lift West Virginia out of poverty. Phillips submitted campaign biography emphasizing desire to 'pull the greedy fingers of billionaires off this state.' Phillips looks to Bernie Sanders as a political inspiration, citing Sanders' commitment to working-class liberal values, consistency on issues from wealth inequality to Gaza and billionaire accountability.
Limited biographical information publicly available. Rio Phillips is a cybersecurity technician from Charleston, West Virginia, identified as a progressive working-class activist. Uses 'Rio' as preferred name professionally and in politics rather than legal name.