# Matthew Rohrbach

Matthew Rohrbach is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 26
- Serving since: 2014-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/074a2aa9-d012-437a-8d59-d3f4b9d73905

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/074a2aa9-d012-437a-8d59-d3f4b9d73905 (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

72% of Rohrbach’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 129 donors and 887 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.3% (86%). 30 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 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 116. 35.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 16 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5482: Protecting patient access to clinician-administered medications. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5482/
- HB 5470: Relating to financial or product assistance for prescription drugs (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5470/
- HB 5459: Relating to a tax on managed care organizations (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5459/
- HB 5483: Relating to financial assistance available for a prescription drug (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5483/
- HB 5458: Relating to professionals to be licensed by the West Virginia Board of Medicine (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5458/
- HB 5330: Allow expedited partner treatment for bacterial vaginitis (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5330/
- HB 5325: Creating an emeritus license status for retired physicians, podiatric physicians and physician assistants who meet eligibility criteria. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5325/
- HB 5324: Amending the procedures for determining liability for exposures to asbestos or silica. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5324/
- HB 5105: Relating to financial exploitation of a person in recovery (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5105/
- HB 5071: Creating the oral health and cancer rights act (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5071/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $87.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 72% 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%20Rohrbach
- Campaign site: https://www.mattforhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattforhouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rohrbachwv/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-rohrbach-10337492

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/074a2aa9-d012-437a-8d59-d3f4b9d73905