Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
WV Scorecard 2023
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the West Virginia Legislature in 2023 and ranks state delegates and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
House of Delegates
1. Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children
HB2007 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 88 to 10 on 3/11/2023). Bans a physician from providing “irreversible gender reassignment surgery” or “gender altering medication” to a person who is under 18 years of age.
2. Prohibiting State Funds for ESG Initiatives
HB2862 Prohibiting State Funds for ESG Initiatives (passed 73 to 23 on 3/11/2023). Prohibits the West Virginia Investment Management Board and the Board of Treasury Investments, as well as their fiduciaries, from casting shareholder votes for the purpose of furthering “Environmental, social, corporate governance, or other similarly oriented considerations.”
3. Enforcement of Canadian Protective Orders
4. Conscience Exemption from Vaccine Mandates
5. Concealed Carry on College Campuses
6. Aiding and Abetting Ectopic Abortions
HB3199 Aiding and Abetting Ectopic Abortions (passed 65 to 31 on 2/14/2023). Removes the requirement that a “termination of an ectopic pregnancy” be reported in West Virginia.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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David Adkins | R | HD-030 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
William Anderson | R | HD-010 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Trenton Barnhart | R | HD-009 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Jordan Bridges | R | HD-033 | NA | + | . | . | . | . | . |
Eric Brooks | R | HD-045 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Adam Burkhammer | R | HD-064 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Jim Butler | R | HD-018 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Jarred Cannon | R | HD-021 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Moore Capito | R | HD-035 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Geno Chiarelli | R | HD-078 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Wayne Clark | R | HD-099 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Elias Coop-Gonzalez | R | HD-067 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Roy Cooper | R | HD-040 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Adrian Criss | R | HD-012 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Kathie Crouse | R | HD-019 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Mark Dean | R | HD-034 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Mike DeVault | R | HD-074 | 60% | + | + | - | - | + | . |
Henry Dillon | R | HD-029 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Lori Dittman | R | HD-063 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Joe Ellington | R | HD-038 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Paul Espinosa | R | HD-098 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Tom Fast | R | HD-051 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Bob Fehrenbacher | R | HD-011 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Dana Ferrell | R | HD-060 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Shawn Fluharty | D | HD-005 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dave Foggin | R | HD-014 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Don Forsht | R | HD-091 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Geoff Foster | R | HD-020 | 80% | + | + | - | + | + | . |
Joey Garcia | D | HD-076 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marty Gearheart | R | HD-037 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Heather Tully | R | HD-049 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Rickey Griffith | D | HD-027 | 33% | + | + | - | - | - | - |
Walter Hall | R | HD-058 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Anita Hall | R | HD-036 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Caleb Hanna | R | HD-044 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Evan Hansen | D | HD-079 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Roger Hanshaw | R | HD-062 | 20% | + | - | . | - | - | - |
John Hardy | R | HD-097 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Scot Heckert | R | HD-013 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Rick Hillenbrand | R | HD-088 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Michael Hite | R | HD-092 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Josh Holstein | R | HD-032 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Mike Honaker | R | HD-042 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Sean Hornbuckle | D | HD-025 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Hornby | R | HD-093 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Charles Horst | R | HD-095 | 80% | + | + | . | - | + | + |
John Hott | R | HD-085 | 75% | + | + | . | . | + | - |
Eric Householder | R | HD-096 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Gary Howell | R | HD-087 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Dean Jeffries | R | HD-061 | 60% | + | + | - | - | . | + |
Buck Jennings | R | HD-084 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Riley Keaton | R | HD-011 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
David Kelly | R | HD-008 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Laura Kimble | R | HD-071 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Todd Kirby | R | HD-044 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Larry Kump | R | HD-094 | 67% | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Daniel Linville | R | HD-022 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Todd Longanacre | R | HD-047 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Patrick Lucas | R | HD-024 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Phil Mallow | R | HD-075 | 40% | . | + | - | - | + | - |
Keith Marple | R | HD-069 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Carl Martin | R | HD-065 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Jordan Maynor | R | HD-041 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Pat McGeehan | R | HD-001 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
George Miller | R | HD-090 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Ty Nestor | R | HD-066 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Mickey Petitto | R | HD-070 | 60% | + | . | - | + | + | - |
Chris Phillips | R | HD-068 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Jonathan Pinson | R | HD-017 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Chris Pritt | R | HD-053 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Elliott Pritt | D | HD-050 | 75% | + | + | . | - | + | . |
Mike Pushkin | D | HD-054 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charlie Reynolds | R | HD-004 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Bill Ridenour | R | HD-100 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Clay Riley | R | HD-072 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Matthew Rohrbach | R | HD-026 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Mark Ross | R | HD-028 | 80% | + | . | - | + | + | + |
Larry Rowe | D | HD-052 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Margitta Mazzocchi | R | HD-031 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Andy Shamblin | R | HD-059 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Charles Sheedy | R | HD-007 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Doug Skaff | D | HD-035 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doug Smith | R | HD-039 | 60% | + | + | . | - | + | - |
Joseph Statler | R | HD-077 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Brandon Steele | R | HD-042 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Erikka Storch | R | HD-003 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
George Street | R | HD-083 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Amy Summers | R | HD-073 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Darren Thorne | R | HD-089 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Christopher Toney | R | HD-043 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Adam Vance | R | HD-035 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Danielle Walker | D | HD-081 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bryan Ward | R | HD-086 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Debbie Warner | R | HD-082 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Steve Westfall | R | HD-016 | 0% | . | - | . | - | . | - |
John Williams | D | HD-080 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
Jimmy Willis | R | HD-003 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Evan Worrell | R | HD-023 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Kayla Young | D | HD-035 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mark Zatezalo | R | HD-002 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Republican | 57.3% |
Democrat | 9% |