2025 WV Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the West Virginia Legislature in 2025 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. Eliminate DEI
Eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, trainings, activities, offices, and officers from primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
2. Federal Law-enforcement Authority
Amends West Virginia law to authorize commissioned rangers of the National Park Service to enforce state laws, allowing independent investigation, arrest, search, and seizure for any offense under state law in the National Park System.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Carbon Capture in State Parks
Removes the prohibition against leasing state-owned lands designated as state parks for underground carbon capture and sequestration.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Parents' Bill of Rights
Enacts the "Parents' Bill of Rights," which affirms the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, care, healthcare, and mental health of their minor children; and provides for injunctive relief against violations.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
5. Ranked-choice Voting
Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting methods by state, county, or local elections offices to conduct elections or nominations of candidates for local government, statewide, or federal elective offices in West Virginia.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Child Vaccine Exemption
Expands exemptions to West Virginia's compulsory childhood vaccination requirements by permitting religious and philosophical exemptions, and prohibiting schools or childcare centers from excluding exempted children from extracurricular activities or events.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Azinger | R | 60% | ||||||
| Jason Barrett | R | 67% | ||||||
| Kevan Bartlett | R | 80% | ||||||
| Donna J. Boley | R | 50% | ||||||
| Anne B. Charnock | R | 67% | ||||||
| Charles H. Clements | R | 50% | ||||||
| Vince Deeds | R | 50% | ||||||
| Scott Fuller | R | 67% | ||||||
| Joey Garcia | D | 0% | ||||||
| Amy Nichole Grady | R | 67% | ||||||
| Bill Hamilton | R | 50% | ||||||
| Craig Hart | R | 83% | ||||||
| Brian Helton | R | 67% | ||||||
| Glenn Delmas Jeffries | R | 50% | ||||||
| Patrick Stephen Martin | R | 67% | ||||||
| Mark R. Maynard | R | 67% | ||||||
| Robert Morris | R | 50% | ||||||
| Mike Oliverio | R | 50% | ||||||
| Rupert W. Phillips | R | 60% | ||||||
| Ben Queen | R | 67% | ||||||
| Rollan Allen Roberts | R | 67% | ||||||
| Christopher Rose | R | 83% | ||||||
| Patricia Puertas Rucker | R | 83% | ||||||
| Randy E. Smith | R | 67% | ||||||
| Mike Stuart | R | 60% | ||||||
| Tamejiro Takubo | R | 50% | ||||||
| Eric Junior Tarr | R | 67% | ||||||
| John Taylor | R | 67% | ||||||
| Darren J. Thorne | R | 67% | ||||||
| Laura Wakim Chapman | R | 80% | ||||||
| Ryan W. Weld | R | 50% | ||||||
| Tom Willis | R | 83% | ||||||
| Michael A. Woelfel | D | 20% | ||||||
| Jack David Woodrum | R | 50% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 10% |
| Republican | 63.8% |
