# Sarah Drennan

Sarah Drennan is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 20
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/003871b4-bf51-4bba-bacc-bf1ead7a9947

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/003871b4-bf51-4bba-bacc-bf1ead7a9947 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Drennan missed 9.0% of 1,396 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia House (average 95.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.03), from 39 donors and 282 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 91.0% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.7% (86%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-14 · voted not voting · PASSAGE · SB 952 Transferring Court Security Fund · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB952/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 4538 Regarding fines in DOH work zones · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4538/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5462 Relating to Mine Subsidence · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5462/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · EFFECT Jul 01, 2026 · HB 5441 Reforming State Personnel System · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5441/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PREVIOUS QUESTION · HB 5381 Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5381/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · EFFECT FROM PASSAGE · SB 1043 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB1043/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 4577 Relating to driver’s licenses · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4577/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5528 Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5528/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · EFFECT FROM PASSAGE · HB 5693 Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5693/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5686 Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5686/

## Legislation (WV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 167. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 23 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5377: Burial Equity Act (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5377/
- HB 5331: To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefighters (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5331/
- HB 5021: Relating to the limited circumstances in which a registered nurse may administer anesthetics. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5021/
- HB 4694: To require that when a person’s driver’s license expires, the bar code on the back of the license expires as well. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4694/
- HB 4567: To require that all in person and online Vape and vape products require an ID scan, similarly to prescription controlled substances and certain cold medicines. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4567/
- HB 4568: Clarifying abuse of process (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4568/
- HB 4395: Relating to investigations of allegations of child safety violations for school personnel. (became law, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4395/
- HB 4196: To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxone (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4196/
- HB 3438: To allow retired teachers in long-term substitute positions with specialties in maths, sciences, English, and foreign languages to remain in the substitute… (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3438/
- HB 3280: Authorize the Department of Human Services to transfer state facilities to regional mental health centers or intellectual disability facilities (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3280/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Drennan
- Campaign site: https://drennan4house.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrennanForHouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-drennan-a1566a2a2

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/003871b4-bf51-4bba-bacc-bf1ead7a9947