# John Williams

John Williams is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House for district 80.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 80
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2c8a36d4-5afa-4b68-a6a0-1a9b170401b0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c8a36d4-5afa-4b68-a6a0-1a9b170401b0 (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 14 bills Williams sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 550 donors and 874 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 92.0% (86%). 29 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 58. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 82 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5673: Creating a statutory right to petition circuit and family courts for sibling visitation (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5673/
- HB 5670: Relating to cruelty to animals (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5670/
- HB 5674: Prohibiting civil rights violations based on disability, gender identity or sexual orientation (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5674/
- HB 5671: Increasing the minimum wage based upon increases in the consumer price index (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5671/
- HB 5672: Relating to collecting a tax from all manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5672/
- HB 5358: Authorizing the West Virginia Commissioner of Highways to offer locality pay to Division of Highways employees working in certain jurisdictions (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5358/
- HB 5360: Providing a cost-of-living provision for certain persons retired under the Public Employees Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5360/
- HB 3495: Prohibiting civil rights violations based on disability, gender identity or sexual orientation (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3495/
- HB 3426: Providing a cost-of-living provision for certain persons retired under the Public Employees Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3426/
- HB 3407: Increasing the minimum wage based upon increases in the consumer price index (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3407/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $179.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 78% 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%20Williams
- Campaign site: https://williamsforthehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/JohnWilliamsWV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Williams4house/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c8a36d4-5afa-4b68-a6a0-1a9b170401b0