# Elías Coop-González Elías Coop-González is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 67. - Party: Republican - Seat: West Virginia House, district 67 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0714e7e4-9da4-46bf-a8f5-e48be1af2242 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0714e7e4-9da4-46bf-a8f5-e48be1af2242 (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 0% of Coop-González’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans. ## What Coop-González says (WV 2025–26 session) 28 classified statements: 28 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Coop-González | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 14.3% | 2.9% | 26 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 10.7% | 9.3% | 257 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 14.3% | 31.9% | 648 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 3.6% | 12.7% | 604 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 25% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Families 25% (State House Republicans 3.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.04), from 58 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (WV 2025–26 session) 1,396 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 88% (86%). 141 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 106. 15.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 56 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 16: Victims of Communism Memorial Day (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR16/ - HB 5619: Display of National motto and Ten Commandments (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5619/ - HB 5422: Relating to Home Rule Reform (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5422/ - HB 5372: Creating WV Constitutional Carry Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5372/ - HB 4720: Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4720/ - HB 4468: Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4468/ - HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4198/ - HB 4047: To remove sales tax for food bought in vending machines (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4047/ - HB 4100: Relating to human growth and development curriculum (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4100/ - HB 4104: American Civics and History Act (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4104/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $150 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1981341680982020133 - 2025-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1981404695567433882 - 2025-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1980417346847338732 - 2025-09-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1968465000306995356 - 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1968475460888584601 - 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1968480112715673716 - 2025-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1966512993094512649 - 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1965860777128243451 - 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1965884173270331408 - 2025-09-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/elias4wv/status/1964406600925344246 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Coop-Gonzalez - X: https://x.com/elias4wv - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elias4wv/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elias4wv/?hl=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-coop-gonzalez-5508551aa Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0714e7e4-9da4-46bf-a8f5-e48be1af2242