# Kayla Young

Kayla Young is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House for district 56.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 56
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3317959e-9fbd-40dc-aa7a-0f0a9cc06c3f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3317959e-9fbd-40dc-aa7a-0f0a9cc06c3f (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

Young reported $160.8K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $5,075).

## What Young says (WV 2025–26 session)

789 classified statements: 789 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 | Young | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.5% | 239 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.1% | 10.4% | 244 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.6% | 39.2% | 567 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 2.9% | 511 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.2% | 14.4% | 582 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 276 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 10% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 1,031 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.3% (86%). 50 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 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 170 bills: 170 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 105. 1.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 78 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5540: Relating to due process and rights (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5540/
- HB 5594: Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5594/
- HB 5501: Certified Professional Midwife Licensing and Regulation. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5501/
- HB 5408: Relating to personal information disclosure (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5408/
- HB 5334: Relating to lease termination and tenant privacy (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5334/
- HB 5335: Relating to Animal Abuse (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5335/
- HB 5337: Relating to protection of personal information (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5337/
- HB 5327: West Virginia ALS Care Services Act (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5327/
- HB 5361: Relating to federal law enforcement in specific locations (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5361/
- HB 5333: To allow patients to refuse residents and medical students from observing or performing medical care on patients (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5333/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $160.8K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 81% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2113639699608965356
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2113743467465547960
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2112236334173896937
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2111545835549065625
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2110890579655528807
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2110402924618956854
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2110442509512143136
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2109855396177350767
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2109781296310636686
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv/status/2109356491019018283

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Young
- Campaign site: https://youngforwv.com/
- X: https://x.com/kaylayoungforwv
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaylaYoungForWV/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaylayoungforwv/?hl=en
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaylayoungforwv
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylawilsonyoung

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3317959e-9fbd-40dc-aa7a-0f0a9cc06c3f