# Ryan Weld Ryan Weld is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate for district 1. - Party: Republican - Seat: West Virginia Senate, district 1 - Serving since: 2016-12-01 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/680aa2ce-6408-4047-a36b-0b3badc82851 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/680aa2ce-6408-4047-a36b-0b3badc82851 (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 Weld voted against the majority of West Virginia Senate Republicans 44 times; party unity 57%, the lowest of 34 in the West Virginia Senate (average 88%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.02), from 465 donors and 681 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (WV 2025–26 session) 799 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (West Virginia Senate 97.9%). Party unity 57% (88%). 44 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4004 Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4004/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5277 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities-Welch Community Hospital, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Mildred… · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5277/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5694 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5694/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4009 Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4009/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5288 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Agriculture-West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund from Special Revenue · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5288/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5317 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Commerce - Division of Natural Resources from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5317/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · 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 not voting · Passage · HB 4245 Authorizing Certain Agencies of the Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4245/ - 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5307 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Tourism- Division of Culture and History from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5307/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5537 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5537/ ## Legislation (WV 2025–26 session) Sponsored 70 bills: 60 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 48. 27.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia Senate 25.9%; rank 15 of 34). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 63: Designating March 13, 2026, as Veterans Visibility Day (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SR63/ - SR 52: Designating February 27, 2026, as West Liberty University Day (introduced, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SR52/ - SB 1045: Clarifying when service of process on limited liability corporation by Secretary of State is sufficient (in committee, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB1045/ - SB 1002: Allowing counties and municipalities to create special assessment districts (introduced, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB1002/ - SB 999: Third Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB999/ - SB 973: Creating crime of property disposal for purposes of avoiding debt or asset repayment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB973/ - SB 945: Permitting Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdown or furlough (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB945/ - SB 944: Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB944/ - SB 900: Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility" (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB900/ - SB 896: Establishing when sale of tax liens may be suspended by sheriffs (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB896/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $150 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Weld - Campaign site: https://ryanweld.com/ - X: https://x.com/ryanweld - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanweldwvlegislature - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weldforwv/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.weld - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanweldwv/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-weld-258b6880/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/680aa2ce-6408-4047-a36b-0b3badc82851