# Mike Hite

Mike Hite is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 92.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 92
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ef791a3-2e24-4751-8686-21ffac958ce0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ef791a3-2e24-4751-8686-21ffac958ce0 (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

54% of Hite’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 26 donors and 579 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 91.0% (86%). 41 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 120. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 60 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5379: To require payment by insurers directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5379/
- HB 4868: West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4868/
- HB 4876: Relating generally to child labor (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4876/
- HB 4751: Relating to the time and place of holding primary elections (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4751/
- HB 4750: Clarifying where convicted sex offenders may reside. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4750/
- HB 4752: Relating to entry upon or recovery of lands (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4752/
- HJR 23: Relating to removing language prohibiting sheriffs from serving more than two consecutive terms (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HJR23/
- HB 4500: Permitting the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4500/
- HB 3277: Relating to defining terms for the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act (became law, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3277/
- HB 3005: West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3005/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 54% 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%20Hite
- Campaign site: https://mikehite.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeHiteforCouncil/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hite-567b6464

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ef791a3-2e24-4751-8686-21ffac958ce0