# West Virginia House of Delegates

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. The length of regular session is limited to 60 calendar days. The governor can call for special sessions.
Delegates are elected for terms of two years.

## Legislative process

Delegates submit bill proposals to the Office of Legislative Services or legislative staff counsel, who draft the bill. Once the bill draft is approved by the delegate, it is submitted for introduction. Bills then undergo committee review and three readings in the house of origin and then the other house of the state legislature.
An unusual feature of the West Virginia legislative process is that revenue bills can originate in either house. The state constitution also prohibits multiple subjects in a single bill.
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. 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.

## Membership
### Historical

| Affiliation (Elected) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation (Elected) | Democratic | Republican | Total | Other |
| 81st Legislature Begin | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
| 81st Legislature End | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| 82nd Legislature Start | 36 | 64 | 100 | 0 |
| 82nd Legislature End | 36 | 64 | 100 | 0 |
| 83rd Legislature Start | 36 | 63 | 100 | 1 (Independent) |
| 83rd Legislature End | 36 | 64 | 100 | 0 |
| 84th Legislature Start | 41 | 59 | 100 | 0 |
| 84th Legislature End | 41 | 58 | 100 | 1 (Independent) |
| 85th Legislature Start | 24 | 76 | 100 | 0 |
| 85th Legislature End | 22 | 78 | 100 | 0 |
| 86th Legislature Start | 12 | 88 | 100 | 0 |
| 86th Legislature End | 11 | 89 | 100 | 0 |
| 87th Legislature Start | 9 | 91 | 100 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 9.1% | 91.9% | | |

## 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.

## Speaker

The Speaker of the House is selected by its members. In contrast to the tradition of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Speaker must vote unless excused. The House rules state that in some cases, the speaker is not required to vote unless the House is equally divided, or unless the speaker's vote, if given to the minority, will make the division equal. In the latter case, the question is lost.

## Members
### 86th Legislature party leadership

| Position | Name | Party | District | County |
| Speaker of the House | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 62nd | Clay |
| Speaker pro tempore | Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | 98th | Cabell |
| Majority Leader | Pat McGeehan | Republican | 1st | Brooke, Hancock |
| Minority Leader | Sean Hornbuckle | Democratic | 25th | Cabell |
| Majority Whip | Marty Gearheart | Republican | 37th | Mercer |
| Minority Whip | Shawn Fluharty | Democratic | 5th | Ohio |

### Committee chairs and ranking members

| Committee | Committee | Chair | Minority Chair |
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | Agriculture | Ty Nestor | Ric Griffith |
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | Natural Resources | Chuck Horst | Evan Hansen |
| Banking and Insurance | Banking | Trenton Barnhart | Larry Rowe |
| Banking and Insurance | Insurance | Steve Westfall | Larry Rowe |
| Economic Development and Tourism | Economic Development and Tourism | Gary Howell | Vacant |
| Education | Education | Joe Ellington | Vacant |
| Energy and Manufacturing | Energy and Manufacturing | Bill Anderson | Evan Hansen |
| Finance | Finance | Vernon Criss | Larry Rowe |
| Fire Departments and EMS | Fire Departments and EMS | Phil Mallow | Vacant |
| Government Organization | Government Organization | Chris Phillips | Kayla Young |
| Health and Human Services | Health and Human Services | Amy Summers | Mike Pushkin |
| Jails and Prisons | Jails and Prisons | David Kelly | Joey Garcia |
| Judiciary | Judiciary | Tom Fast | Joey Garcia |
| Pensions and Retirement | Pensions and Retirement | Marty Gearheart | Vacant |
| Political Subdivisions | Political Subdivisions | Carl Martin | John Williams |
| Prevention & Treatment of Substance Abuse | Prevention & Treatment of Substance Abuse | Matthew Rohrbach | Vacant |
| Rules | Rules | Roger Hanshaw | Sean Hornbuckle |
| Senior, Children, and Family Issues | Senior, Children, and Family Issues | Margitta Mazzocchi | Vacant |
| Technology and Infrastructure | Technology and Infrastructure | Daniel Linville | John Williams |
| Veteran Affairs and Homeland Security | Veteran Affairs | Roy Cooper | Ric Griffith |
| Veteran Affairs and Homeland Security | Homeland Security | D. Rolland Jennings | Mike Pushkin |
| Workforce Development | Workforce Development | Evan Worrell | Kayla Young |

### Current members

| District | Delegate | Party | Since | Residence | Counties represented |
| 1 | Pat McGeehan | Republican | 2014 | Chester | Brooke, Hancock |
| 2 | Mark Zatezalo | Republican | 2020 | Weirton | Brooke, Hancock |
| 3 | Jimmy Willis | Republican | 2022 | Wellsburg | Brooke, Ohio |
| 4 | Diana Winzenreid | Republican | 2023 | Wheeling | Ohio |
| 5 | Shawn Fluharty | Democratic | 2014 | Wheeling | Ohio |
| 6 | Jeffrey Stephens | Republican | 2023 | Wheeling | Marshall |
| 7 | Charles Sheedy | Republican | 2022 | Cameron | Marshall, Wetzel |
| 8 | David Kelly | Republican | 2018 | Sistersville | Doddridge, Tyler, Wetzel |
| 9 | Trenton Barnhart | Republican | 2019 | St. Marys | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler |
| 10 | Bill Anderson | Republican | 1992 | Williamstown | Wood |
| 11 | Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | 2022 | Vienna | Wood |
| 12 | Vernon Criss | Republican | 2016 | Parkersburg | Wood |
| 13 | Scot Heckert | Republican | 2022 | Parkersburg | Wood |
| 14 | Dave Foggin | Republican | 2022 | Belleville | Wirt, Wood |
| 15 | Erica Moore | Republican | 2023 | Spencer | Roane, Wirt |
| 16 | Steve Westfall | Republican | 2012 | Ripley | Jackson |
| 17 | Jonathan Pinson | Republican | 2020 | Point Pleasant | Jackson, Mason |
| 18 | Jim Butler | Republican | 2022 | Gallipolis Ferry | Mason, Putnam |
| 19 | Kathie Hess Crouse | Republican | 2021 | Buffalo | Putnam |
| 20 | Geoff Foster | Republican | 2014 | Winfield | Putnam |
| 21 | Jarred Cannon | Republican | 2022 | Hurricane | Putnam |
| 22 | Daniel Linville | Republican | 2018 | Milton | Cabell |
| 23 | Evan Worrell | Republican | 2018 | Barboursville | Cabell |
| 24 | Patrick Lucas | Republican | 2022 | Barboursville | Cabell |
| 25 | Sean Hornbuckle | Democratic | 2014 | Huntington | Cabell |
| 26 | Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | 2014 | Huntington | Cabell |
| 27 | Ric Griffith | Democratic | 2020 | Kenova | Cabell, Wayne |
| 28 | Ryan Browning | Republican | 2024 | Kenova | Wayne |
| 29 | Henry Dillon | Republican | 2022 | Fort Gay | Mingo, Wayne |
| 30 | David Adkins | Republican | 2022 | Hamlin | Lincoln |
| 31 | Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | 2020 | Chapmanville | Boone, Lincoln, Logan |
| 32 | Josh Holstein | Republican | 2020 | Ashford | Boone |
| 33 | Jordan Bridges | Republican | 2020 | Logan | Logan |
| 34 | Mark Dean | Republican | 2016 | Gilbert | McDowell, Mingo |
| 35 | Adam Vance | Republican | 2022 | Brenton | Wyoming |
| 36 | David Green | Republican | 2024 | McDowell | McDowell |
| 37 | Marty Gearheart | Republican | 2020 | Bluefield | Mercer |
| 38 | Joe Ellington | Republican | 2010 | Princeton | Mercer |
| 39 | Doug Smith | Republican | 2020 | Princeton | Mercer |
| 40 | Roy Cooper | Republican | 2012 | Wayside | Monroe, Summers |
| 41 | Jordan Maynor | Republican | 2021 | Beaver | Mercer, Raleigh, Summers |
| 42 | Brandon Steele | Republican | 2018 | Beckley | Raleigh |
| 43 | Chris Toney | Republican | 2018 | Beckley | Raleigh, Wyoming |
| 44 | Bill Roop | Republican | 2024 | Beckley | Raleigh |
| 45 | Eric Brooks | Republican | 2022 | Mount Hope | Fayette, Raleigh |
| 46 | Jeff Campbell | Republican | 2023 | Lewisburg | Pocahontas, Greenbrier |
| 47 | Todd Longanacre | Republican | 2020 | Caldwell | Greenbrier, Monroe |
| 48 | Tom Clark | Republican | 2024 | Webster Springs | Greenbrier, Nicholas, Webster |
| 49 | Heather Tully | Republican | 2020 | Summersville | Nicholas |
| 50 | Elliott Pritt | Republican | 2022 | Oak Hill | Fayette |
| 51 | Tom Fast | Republican | 2014 | Fayetteville | Fayette |
| 52 | Larry Rowe | Democratic | 2014 | Malden | Kanawha |
| 53 | Chris Pritt | Republican | 2020 | Charleston | Kanawha |
| 54 | Mike Pushkin | Democratic | 2014 | Charleston | Kanawha |
| 55 | JB Akers | Republican | 2024 | Charleston | Kanawha |
| 56 | Kayla Young | Democratic | 2020 | South Charleston | Kanawha |
| 57 | Hollis Lewis | Democratic | 2023 | Charleston | Kanawha |
| 58 | Walter Hall | Republican | 2022 | St. Albans | Kanawha |
| 59 | Andy Shamblin | Republican | 2022 | Nitro | Kanawha |
| 60 | Dana Ferrell | Republican | 2020 | Sissonville | Kanawha |
| 61 | Dean Jeffries | Republican | 2018 | Elkview | Kanawha |
| 62 | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 2014 | Wallback | Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer |
| 63 | Lori Dittman | Republican | 2022 | Gassaway | Braxton, Gilmer |
| 64 | Adam Burkhammer | Republican | 2020 | Horner | Lewis, Upshur |
| 65 | Carl Martin | Republican | 2018 | Buckhannon | Upshur |
| 66 | Ty Nestor | Republican | 2020 | Elkins | Pocahontas, Randolph |
| 67 | Elias Coop-Gonzalez | Republican | 2022 | Elkins | Pendleton, Randolph |
| 68 | Chris Phillips | Republican | 2018 | Buckhannon | Barbour, Upshur |
| 69 | Keith Marple | Republican | 2022 | Lost Creek | Harrison, Lewis |
| 70 | Mickey Petitto | Republican | 2022 | Clarksburg | Harrison |
| 71 | Laura Kimble | Republican | 2020 | Bridgeport | Harrison |
| 72 | Clay Riley | Republican | 2020 | Shinnston | Harrison, Wetzel |
| 73 | Amy Summers | Republican | 2014 | Flemington | Marion, Taylor |
| 74 | Mike DeVault | Republican | 2022 | Fairmont | Marion |
| 75 | Phil Mallow | Republican | 2020 | Fairmont | Marion |
| 76 | Joey Garcia | Democratic | 2020 | Fairmont | Marion |
| 77 | Joe Statler | Republican | 2020 | Core | Monongalia, Wetzel |
| 78 | Geno Chiarelli | Republican | 2022 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
| 79 | Evan Hansen | Democratic | 2018 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
| 80 | John Williams | Democratic | 2016 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
| 81 | Anitra Hamilton | Democratic | 2023 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
| 82 | Debbie Warner | Republican | 2022 | Morgantown | Monongalia |
| 83 | George Street | Republican | 2022 | Masontown | Preston |
| 84 | D. Rolland Jennings | Republican | 2017 | Thornton | Preston |
| 85 | John Paul Hott | Republican | 2018 | Petersburg | Grant, Tucker |
| 86 | Bryan Ward | Republican | 2020 | Fisher | Hardy, Pendleton |
| 87 | Gary Howell | Republican | 2010 | Keyser | Mineral |
| 88 | Rick Hillenbrand | Republican | 2022 | Romney | Hampshire, Mineral |
| 89 | David Cannon | Republican | 2025 | Romney | Hampshire, Morgan |
| 90 | George Miller | Republican | 2020 | Berkeley Springs | Berkeley, Morgan |
| 91 | Ian Masters | Republican | 2025 | Berkeley | Berkeley |
| 92 | Michael Hite | Republican | 2022 | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| 93 | Michael Hornby | Republican | 2022 | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| 94 | Larry Kump | Republican | 2022 | Falling Waters | Berkeley |
| 95 | Chuck Horst | Republican | 2020 | Falling Waters | Berkeley |
| 96 | Eric Householder | Republican | 2010 | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| 97 | John Hardy | Republican | 2018 | Shepherdstown | Berkeley, Jefferson |
| 98 | Joe Funkhouser | Republican | 2024 | Charles Town | Jefferson |
| 99 | Wayne Clark | Republican | 2020 | Charles Town | Jefferson |
| 100 | William Ridenour | Republican | 2022 | Harpers Ferry | Jefferson |