# Evan Hansen Evan Hansen is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House for district 79. - Party: Democrat - Seat: West Virginia House, district 79 - Serving since: 2018-12-01 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/10dbdccd-3754-49b8-ae28-8f75c4d6936f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10dbdccd-3754-49b8-ae28-8f75c4d6936f (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 the 40 bills Hansen sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the West Virginia House. ## What Hansen says (WV 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Hansen | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 50.0% | 10.4% | 3 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Energy 50% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Water Resources Development 50% (State House Democrats 1.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.83 (standard error 0.03), from 383 donors and 872 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (WV 2025–26 session) 1,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 95.4% (86%). 33 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 nay · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5462 Relating to Mine Subsidence · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5462/ - 2026-03-14 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 64. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 82 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5574: Relating to the public service commission. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5574/ - HB 5414: New Oil and Gas Well Plugging Assurance Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5414/ - HB 5415: New and existing Orphan Well Prevention Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5415/ - HB 4832: Relating to the use of state water resources (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4832/ - HB 4822: To redirect data center tax revenue to PEIA, counties, and schools (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4822/ - HB 4547: To remove barriers to voting for persons with disabilities (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4547/ - HB 4509: Relating to restoring local jurisdiction to state political subdivisions over certain electric power facilities. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4509/ - HB 4371: Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4371/ - HB 4127: Repealing section of code authorizing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4127/ - HB 4111: Establishing a community solar program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4111/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $27.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 54% 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. - 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/hansenevan/status/2067275430986502236 - 2026-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hansenevan/status/2030296894132408549 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Hansen - Campaign site: https://www.hansenforwv.com/ - X: https://x.com/hansenevan - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HansenForWV/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hansenforwv/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-hansen-2374215 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10dbdccd-3754-49b8-ae28-8f75c4d6936f