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. Once the bill draft is approved by the delegate, it is submitted for introduction.
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
87th Legislature party leadership
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Committee
! |Chair
! |Minority Chair
|-
| colspan="2" |Education
|Joe Ellington
|Anitra Hamilton
|-
| colspan="2" |Energy and Public Works
|Bill Anderson
|Evan Hansen
|-
| colspan="2" |Finance
|Vernon Criss
|John Williams
|-
| colspan="2" |Government Organization
|Chris Phillips
|Kayla Young
|-
| colspan="2" |Health and Human Resources
|Evan Worrell
|Mike Pushkin
|-
| colspan="2" |Judiciary
|JB Akers
|Shawn Fluharty
|-
| colspan="2" |Rules
|Roger Hanshaw
|Vacant
|}
Current members
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!District
!Name
!Party
!Start
!Residence
!Counties
|-
|1
|
| |Republican
|2014
|Chester
|rowspan=2 |Brooke, Hancock
|-
|2
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Weirton
|-
|3
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Wellsburg
|Brooke, Ohio
|-
|4
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Wheeling
|rowspan=2 |Ohio
|-
|5
|
| |Democratic
|2014
|Wheeling
|-
|6
|
| |Republican
|2023
|Wheeling
|Marshall
|-
|7
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Cameron
|Marshall, Wetzel
|-
|8
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Paden City
|Doddridge, Tyler, Wetzel
|-
|9
|
| |Republican
|2026
|Pennsboro
|Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler
|-
|10
|
| |Republican
|1992
|Williamstown
|rowspan=4 |Wood
|-
|11
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Vienna
|-
|12
|
| |Republican
|2016
|Parkersburg
|-
|13
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Parkersburg
|-
|14
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Belleville
|Wirt, Wood
|-
|15
|
| |Republican
|2023
|Spencer
|Roane, Wirt
|-
|16
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Ripley
|Jackson
|-
|17
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Point Pleasant
|Jackson, Mason
|-
|18
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Gallipolis Ferry
|Mason, Putnam
|-
|19
|
| |Republican
|2021
|Buffalo
|rowspan=3 |Putnam
|-
|20
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Winfield
|-
|21
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Hurricane
|-
|22
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Milton
|rowspan=5 |Cabell
|-
|23
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Barboursville
|-
|24
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Barboursville
|-
|25
|
| |Democratic
|2014
|Huntington
|-
|26
|
| |Republican
|2014
|Huntington
|-
|27
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Kenova
|Cabell, Wayne
|-
|28
|
| |Republican
|2024
|Kenova
|Wayne
|-
|29
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Fort Gay
|Mingo, Wayne
|-
|30
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Alum Creek
|Lincoln
|-
|31
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Chapmanville
|Boone, Lincoln, Logan
|-
|32
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Ashford
|Boone
|-
|33
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Logan
|Logan
|-
|34
|
| |Republican
|2016
|Gilbert
|McDowell, Mingo
|-
|35
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Brenton
|Wyoming
|-
|36
|
| |Republican
|2024
|McDowell
|McDowell
|-
|37
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Bluefield
|rowspan=3 |Mercer
|-
|38
|
| |Republican
|2010
|Princeton
|-
|39
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Princeton
|-
|40
|
| |Republican
|2012
|Wayside
|Monroe, Summers
|-
|41
|
| |Republican
|2021
|Beaver
|Mercer, Raleigh, Summers
|-
|42
|
| |Republican
|2026
|Beckley
|Raleigh
|-
|43
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Beckley
|Raleigh, Wyoming
|-
|44
|
| |Republican
|2024
|Beckley
|Raleigh
|-
|45
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Mount Hope
|Fayette, Raleigh
|-
|46
|
| |Republican
|2023
|Lewisburg
|Pocahontas, Greenbrier
|-
|47
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Ronceverte
|Greenbrier, Monroe
|-
|48
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Hacker Valley
|Greenbrier, Nicholas, Webster
|-
|49
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Summersville
|Nicholas
|-
|50
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Oak Hill
|rowspan=2 |Fayette
|-
|51
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Fayetteville
|-
|52
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Winifrede
|rowspan=10 |Kanawha
|-
|53
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Charleston
|-
|54
|
| |Democratic
|2014
|Charleston
|-
|55
|
| |Republican
|2024
|Charleston
|-
|56
|
| |Democratic
|2020
|South Charleston
|-
|57
|
| |Democratic
|2023
|Charleston
|-
|58
|
| |Republican
|2022
|St. Albans
|-
|59
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Nitro
|-
|60
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Sissonville
|-
|61
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Elkview
|-
|62
|
| |Republican
|2014
|Wallback
|Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer
|-
|63
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Gassaway
|Braxton, Gilmer
|-
|64
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Horner
|Lewis, Upshur
|-
|65
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Buckhannon
|Upshur
|-
|66
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Beverly
|Pocahontas, Randolph
|-
|67
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Elkins
|Pendleton, Randolph
|-
|68
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Buckhannon
|Barbour, Upshur
|-
|69
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Lost Creek
|Harrison, Lewis
|-
|70
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Clarksburg
|rowspan=2 |Harrison
|-
|71
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Bridgeport
|-
|72
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Shinnston
|Harrison, Wetzel
|-
|73
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Grafton
|Marion, Taylor
|-
|74
|
| |Republican
|2026
|
|rowspan=3 |Marion
|-
|75
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Fairmont
|-
|76
|
| |Democratic
|2025
|Fairmont
|-
|77
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Core
|Monongalia, Wetzel
|-
|78
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Morgantown
|rowspan=5 |Monongalia
|-
|79
|
| |Democratic
|2018
|Morgantown
|-
|80
|
| |Democratic
|2016
|Morgantown
|-
|81
|
| |Democratic
|2023
|Morgantown
|-
|82
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Morgantown
|-
|83
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Masontown
|rowspan=2 |Preston
|-
|84
|
| |Republican
|2017
|Thornton
|-
|85
|
| |Republican
|2018
|Petersburg
|Grant, Tucker
|-
|86
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Fisher
|Hardy, Pendleton
|-
|87
|
| |Republican
|2010
|Keyser
|Mineral
|-
|88
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Romney
|Hampshire, Mineral
|-
|89
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Romney
|Hampshire, Morgan
|-
|90
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Berkeley Springs
|Berkeley, Morgan
|-
|91
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Berkeley
|rowspan=6 |Berkeley
|-
|92
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Martinsburg
|-
|93
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Martinsburg
|-
|94
|
| |Republican
|2026
|Martinsburg
|-
|95
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Falling Waters
|-
|96
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Inwood
|-
|97
|
| |Republican
|2025
|Martinsburg
|Berkeley, Jefferson
|-
|98
|
| |Republican
|2024
|Charles Town
|rowspan=3 |Jefferson
|-
|99
|
| |Republican
|2020
|Charles Town
|-
|100
|
| |Republican
|2022
|Harpers Ferry
|}
See also
- List of speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of West Virginia state legislatures
References
External links
- Chronology of Women in the West Virginia Legislature