# Lori Dittman

Lori Dittman is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 63
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3f45442d-ffd9-4566-a661-42efa25f8e18

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f45442d-ffd9-4566-a661-42efa25f8e18 (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

36% of Dittman’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.02), from 28 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 82% (86%). 53 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 182. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 25 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5651: Microbusiness Support & Simplification Act (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5651/
- HB 5668: Establishing the Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5668/
- HB 5499: Relating to school system fiscal and governance early warning, stabilization, and accountability. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5499/
- HB 5345: To require child care subsidy payments in West Virginia to be based on enrollment rather than daily attendance (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5345/
- HB 5344: Relating to the definition of firearm (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5344/
- HR 12: Sexual Violence Awareness Day (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR12/
- HB 4987: Relating to the creation of the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4987/
- HB 4986: Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4986/
- HB 4573: Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4573/
- HB 4572: Rural School Flexibility & Innovation Pilot Act (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4572/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 36% 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%20Dittman
- Campaign site: https://www.loridittman.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoriCowgerDittmanforHouseofDelegates63rdDistrict/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f45442d-ffd9-4566-a661-42efa25f8e18