West Virginia House of Delegates
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature in West Virginia. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.
Organization
Regular sessions begin with an organizational day on the second Wednesday of January of each year.[1] The length of regular session is limited to 60 calendar days.[1] The governor can call for special sessions.[1]
Delegates are elected for terms of two years.[1]
Legislative process
Delegates submit bill proposals to the Office of Legislative Services or legislative staff counsel, who draft the bill.[2] Once the bill draft is approved by the delegate, it is submitted for introduction.[2] Bills then undergo committee review and three readings in the house of origin and then the other house of the state legislature.[2]
An unusual feature of the West Virginia legislative process is that revenue bills can originate in either house.[1] The state constitution also prohibits multiple subjects in a single bill.[1]
If approved by both the West Virginia House of Delegates and the West Virginia Senate, bills are submitted to the governor, who may sign them into law or veto them.[1] State legislators can override the governor's veto of bills with a simple majority vote of both houses, unless the bill is a revenue bill, in which case two-thirds of the members elected to each house are required to override the governor's veto or line-item veto.[1]
Membership
Historical
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| Affiliation (Elected) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | |||
| Democratic | Republican | Other | ||
| 81st Legislature Begin | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
| 81st Legislature End | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| 82nd Legislature Start | 36 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" rowspan="2" | 64 | 100 | 0 |
| 82nd Legislature End | ||||
| 83rd Legislature Start | 36 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 63 | 100 | 1 (Independent) |
| 83rd Legislature End | 36 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64 | 100 | 0 |
| 84th Legislature Start | 41 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|59 | 100 | 0 |
| 84th Legislature End | 41 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58 | 100 | 1 (Independent) |
| 85th Legislature Start | 24 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 76 | 100 | 0 |
| 85th Legislature End | 22 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 78 | 100 | 0 |
| 86th Legislature Start | 12 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 88 | 100 | 0 |
| 86th Legislature End | 11 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 89 | 100 | 0 |
| 87th Legislature Start | 9 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 91 | 100 | 0 |
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District organization
Prior to the 1970 Census, districts always respected county lines, with districts always consisting of either a single entire county, or several entire counties. Beginning with that year, the state began to use smaller geographic areas.
In response to the 2010 Census, the legislature was required to redistrict, with the Democratic Party in control. The Republican Party, and groups from the growing eastern panhandle and Putnam County were among those calling for 100 single member districts. Eventually redistricting was adopted, which divided the state into 67 districts, of which 47 were one-member districts, 11 two-member districts, 6 three-member districts, 2 four-member districts, and 1 five-member district. The five-member district, covering most of Monongalia County, remained among the ten largest multi-member lower house districts in the country.
In response to the 2020 Census, the legislature was again required to redistrict, this time with the Republican Party in control. The legislature abandoned the practice of multi-member districts and divided the state into 100 single member districts. Each district contains about 1/100 of the state's population, or about 17,500 persons. These changes took effect with the 2022 election.[3]
Speaker
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Members
87th Legislature party leadership
| Position | Name | Party | District | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Roger Hanshaw | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | 62nd | Clay |
| Speaker pro tempore | Matthew Rohrbach | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | 98th | Cabell |
| Majority Leader | Pat McGeehan | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | 1st | Brooke, Hancock |
| Minority Leader | Sean Hornbuckle | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 25th | Cabell |
| Majority Whip | Marty Gearheart | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | 37th | Mercer |
| Minority Whip | Shawn Fluharty | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 5th | Ohio |
Committee chairs
| Committee | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Chair | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Minority Chair | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Joe Ellington | Anitra Hamilton | |
| Energy and Public Works | Bill Anderson | Evan Hansen | |
| Finance | Vernon Criss | John Williams | |
| Government Organization | Chris Phillips | Kayla Young | |
| Health and Human Resources | Evan Worrell | Mike Pushkin | |
| Judiciary | JB Akers | Shawn Fluharty | |
| Rules | Roger Hanshaw | Vacant | |
Current members
Held by Democrats
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| District | Delegate | Party | Since | Residence | Counties represented[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2014 | Chester | Brooke, Hancock |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Weirton | |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 2022 | Wellsburg | Brooke, Ohio |
| 4 | Bill Flanigan | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Ohio |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2014 | Wheeling | |
| 6 | Jeffrey Stephens | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 2023 | Wheeling | Marshall |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Cameron | Marshall, Wetzel |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Sistersville | Doddridge, Tyler, Wetzel |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2019 | St. Marys | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 1992 | Williamstown | Wood |
| 11 | Bob Fehrenbacher | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Vienna | |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2016 | Parkersburg | |
| 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Parkersburg | |
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Belleville | Wirt, Wood |
| 15 | Erica Moore | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2023 | Spencer | Roane, Wirt |
| 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Jackson |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Point Pleasant | Jackson, Mason |
| 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Gallipolis Ferry | Mason, Putnam |
| 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2021 | Buffalo | Putnam |
| 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | |
| 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Hurricane | |
| 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Milton | Cabell |
| 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Barboursville | |
| 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Barboursville | |
| 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2014 | Huntington | |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2014 | Huntington | |
| 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Cabell, Wayne |
| 28 | Ryan Browning | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2024 | Kenova | Wayne |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Fort Gay | Mingo, Wayne |
| 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Lincoln |
| 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Chapmanville | Boone, Lincoln, Logan |
| 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Ashford | Boone |
| 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Logan | Logan |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2016 | Gilbert | McDowell, Mingo |
| 35 | Adam Vance | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Brenton | Wyoming |
| 36 | David Green | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2024 | McDowell | McDowell |
| 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Bluefield | Mercer |
| 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2010 | Princeton | |
| 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Princeton | |
| 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2012 | Wayside | Monroe, Summers |
| 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2021 | Beaver | Mercer, Raleigh, Summers |
| 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Beckley | Raleigh |
| 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Beckley | Raleigh, Wyoming |
| 44 | Bill Roop | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2024 | Beckley | Raleigh |
| 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Mount Hope | Fayette, Raleigh |
| 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2023 | Lewisburg | Pocahontas, Greenbrier |
| 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Greenbrier, Monroe |
| 48 | Tom Clark | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2024 | Webster Springs | Greenbrier, Nicholas, Webster |
| 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Nicholas |
| 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Oak Hill | Fayette |
| 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | |
| 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Kanawha |
| 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | |
| 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2014 | Charleston | |
| 55 | JB Akers | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2024 | Charleston | |
| 56 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2020 | South Charleston | |
| 57 | Hollis Lewis | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2023 | Charleston | |
| 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | St. Albans | |
| 59 | Andy Shamblin | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Nitro | |
| 60 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Sissonville | |
| 61 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Elkview | |
| 62 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2014 | Wallback | Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer |
| 63 | Lori Dittman | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Gassaway | Braxton, Gilmer |
| 64 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Horner | Lewis, Upshur |
| 65 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Buckhannon | Upshur |
| 66 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Pocahontas, Randolph |
| 67 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Elkins | Pendleton, Randolph |
| 68 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Buckhannon | Barbour, Upshur |
| 69 | Keith Marple | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Lost Creek | Harrison, Lewis |
| 70 | Mickey Petitto | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Clarksburg | Harrison |
| 71 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Bridgeport | |
| 72 | Clay Riley | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Shinnston | Harrison, Wetzel |
| 73 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Marion, Taylor |
| 74 | Mike DeVault | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Fairmont | Marion |
| 75 | Phil Mallow | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Fairmont | |
| 76 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2025 | – | |
| 77 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Core | Monongalia, Wetzel |
| 78 | Geno Chiarelli | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
| 79 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2018 | Morgantown | |
| 80 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2016 | Morgantown | |
| 81 | Anitra Hamilton | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | 2023 | Morgantown | |
| 82 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | |
| 83 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Masontown | Preston |
| 84 | D. Rolland Jennings | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2017 | Thornton | |
| 85 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2018 | Petersburg | Grant, Tucker |
| 86 | Bryan Ward | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Fisher | Hardy, Pendleton |
| 87 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2010 | Keyser | Mineral |
| 88 | Rick Hillenbrand | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Romney | Hampshire, Mineral |
| 89 | David Cannon | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | Romney | Hampshire, Morgan |
| 90 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Berkeley Springs | Berkeley, Morgan |
| 91 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | Berkeley | Berkeley |
| 92 | Michael Hite | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Martinsburg | |
| 93 | Michael Hornby | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Martinsburg | |
| 94 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Falling Waters | |
| 95 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Falling Waters | |
| 96 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | |
| 97 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2025 | – | Berkeley, Jefferson |
| 98 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2024 | Charles Town | Jefferson |
| 99 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2020 | Charles Town | |
| 100 | William Ridenour | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | 2022 | Harpers Ferry |
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See also
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h West Virginia Constitution, West Virginia Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
- ↑ a b c How a Bill Becomes Law, West Virginia State Legislature (accessed May 29, 2013)
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External links
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- Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature
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