# Hollis Lewis Hollis Lewis is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House for district 57. - Party: Democrat - Seat: West Virginia House, district 57 - Serving since: 2023-11-03 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/68163122-16de-4528-8eda-fd1f9783c45d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68163122-16de-4528-8eda-fd1f9783c45d (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 8 bills Lewis sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the West Virginia House. ## What Lewis says (WV 2025–26 session) 14 classified statements: 14 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 | Lewis | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 7.1% | 39.2% | 720 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 100% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.04), from 93 donors and 590 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 98.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 96.2% (86%). 37 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 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 nay · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 127. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 82 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5580: Relating to liability of the local emergency telephone systems. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5580/ - HB 5562: Relating to establishing a process for the Department of Highways to receive complaints from the public relating to public road hazards (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5562/ - HB 5589: Relating to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5589/ - HB 5485: Relating to increasing the state minimum wage. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5485/ - HB 5486: Relating to adding Juneteenth to the list of legal holidays and providing when it should be observed if it falls on a Sunday. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5486/ - HB 5204: Relating to establishing the Child Captivity Prevention Act. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5204/ - HB 5178: To provide asset preservation for minors who earn income from artistic or creative services for us of their name, image, or likeness (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5178/ - HR 10: Urging the United States Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for Health Insurance Premiums Under the Affordable Care Act (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HR10/ - HCR 78: Honoring the leadership and achievements of West Virginia’s African Americans and urging the recognition of Black History Month (in committee, 2024-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2024/HCR78/ - HB 5638: Recognizing Juneteenth Day as an official state holiday (in committee, 2024-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2024/HB5638/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $14.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 51% 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. - 2026-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/2085332814191346131 - 2026-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/2022091980822786486 - 2026-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/2020296988257058887 - 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/2019786643524272243 - 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/2019787872228835816 - 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/2019829856503280023 - 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/1890921480038281397 - 2025-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/1888372379191333192 - 2025-02-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/1885494231000584546 - 2025-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/delegatelewisWV/status/1880361218525012130 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Lewis - Campaign site: https://www.hollislewis4wv.com/ - X: https://x.com/delegatelewisWV - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HTL4thePeopleWV/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrhtlewis/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollis-t-lewis-ii-jd-719a46a3?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68163122-16de-4528-8eda-fd1f9783c45d