---
type: Candidate
title: "Rio Phillips"
description: "U.S. Senate candidate, WV (2026)"
office: "U.S. Senate"
state: "WV"
party: "IND"
stance: "challenger"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "RIO PHILLIPS FOR WEST VIRGINIA"
  id: "C00906396"
ids:
  fec: "S6WV00170"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, senate, wv]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Rio Phillips

Independent challenger for U.S. Senate (WV), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- RIO PHILLIPS FOR WEST VIRGINIA (C00906396)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.