# Chuck Horst

Chuck Horst is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 95.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 95
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1f91d255-ce76-40b4-86fd-f9412407f869

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f91d255-ce76-40b4-86fd-f9412407f869 (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

8.0% of the 50 bills Horst sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.03), from 81 donors and 544 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 86% (86%). 73 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 170. 8.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 68 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4628: Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4628/
- HB 4092: require all law enforcement officers in WV be U.S. citizens (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4092/
- HB 4140: To allow counties to post legal ads on their website in lieu of print in local newspapers (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4140/
- HJR 10: Amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum and recall (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HJR10/
- HB 4185: Repeal the West Virginia machinegun ban (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4185/
- HB 4149: Relating to warrantless entry of private lands (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4149/
- HB 4096: Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4096/
- HJR 1: To increase the homestead exemption to $50,000. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HJR1/
- HB 4099: To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4099/
- HB 4128: Determining Bond requirements for certain crimes (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4128/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.6K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 82% 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%20Horst
- Campaign site: https://charleshorst.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Horst-for-Delegate-95th-District/100058219742610/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f91d255-ce76-40b4-86fd-f9412407f869