# Stan Adkins

Stan Adkins is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 49
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4b7f8925-344a-4ce2-b70c-76bb9127c4fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b7f8925-344a-4ce2-b70c-76bb9127c4fa (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

Adkins voted against the majority of West Virginia House Republicans 97 times; party unity 72%, in the bottom tenth of the West Virginia House (average 86%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.02), from 16 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 72% (86%). 97 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 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 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 6 bills: 5 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 55. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 18 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 20: Memoralizing the life of the Honorable Larry D. Kump; dedicated public servant, principled legislator, and devoted family man. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR20/
- HB 5340: Establishing a new classification for managed timberland leased for substantial income (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5340/
- HB 3518: Relating to the Medicaid Waiver expansion program (introduced, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3518/
- HB 3402: Establishing a new classification for managed timberland leased for substantial income (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3402/
- HB 2940: Prohibit parking meters on handicapped spaces (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2940/
- HCR 63: Gary W. Spinks Memorial Bridge (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HCR63/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,120 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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%20Adkins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adkinsforhouse

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b7f8925-344a-4ce2-b70c-76bb9127c4fa