2024 WV Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the West Virginia Legislature in 2024 and ranks state delegates and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles

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Senate Votes

1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk

Legalizes the sale of raw (unpasteurized) milk within the state.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB4911 Roll Call 1406095

2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools

Exempts students attending virtual public schools from mandatory vaccination requirements and allows private and parochial schools to set their own immunization policies.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB5105 Roll Call 1406734

3. Federal Police Policy Adoption

Aligns state law with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA). This legislation designates certain correctional officers as law-enforcement officers for purposes of LEOSA, enabling them to carry concealed firearms nationwide.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB4297 Roll Call 1406196

4. Forced Vehicle Insurance

Requires car dealerships to use a search engine to verify that vehicle buyers have valid motor-vehicle insurance.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB5178 Roll Call 1400837

5. Carbon Exchange Program

Mandates that all carbon credits originating from real property or standing timber in West Virginia, regardless of ownership, must be transacted exclusively through the state-run West Virginia Carbon Exchange, managed by the Division of Forestry.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB618 Roll Call 1397600

6. Second Amendment Protection

Prevents municipalities from imposing stricter planning and zoning ordinances on firearm-related businesses than those applied to other businesses.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB4782 Roll Call 1387887

How did they vote?

Mike Azinger
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Jason Barrett
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Craig P. Blair
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Donna J. Boley
40% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Michael Lynn Caputo
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-013
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Charles H. Clements
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Vince Deeds
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Amy Nichole Grady
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Bill Hamilton
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Mark Hunt
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-008
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Glenn Delmas Jeffries
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Robert L. Karnes
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Michael Joseph Maroney
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Patrick Stephen Martin
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Mark R. Maynard
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Mike Oliverio
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-013
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Rupert W. Phillips
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Robert H. Plymale
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-005
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Ben Queen
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Rollan Allen Roberts
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Patricia Puertas Rucker
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Randy E. Smith
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Mike Stuart
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
William Chandler Swope
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Tamejiro Takubo
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Eric Junior Tarr
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
John Taylor
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Charles S. Trump
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Laura Wakim Chapman
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Ryan W. Weld
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Michael A. Woelfel
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-005
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
Jack David Woodrum
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. Legalized Sale of Raw Milk
2. Vaccine Freedom in Schools
3. Federal Police Policy Adoption
4. Forced Vehicle Insurance
5. Carbon Exchange Program
6. Second Amendment Protection
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