# Dana Ferrell Dana Ferrell is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 60. - Party: Republican - Seat: West Virginia House, district 60 - Serving since: 2020-12-01 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6c7fa52c-c313-4f10-aab9-ba9cc0269743 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c7fa52c-c313-4f10-aab9-ba9cc0269743 (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 43% of Ferrell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans. ## What Ferrell says (WV 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Ferrell | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 33.3% | 9.3% | 29 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 100% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.02), from 17 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (WV 2025–26 session) 1,396 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 75% (86%). 83 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 109. 15.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 54 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5508: Relating to Capitol Police Retirement (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5508/ - HB 5509: Mountain Homes Act (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5509/ - HB 5207: To increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animals (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5207/ - HB 5206: To make certain acts of panhandling and solicitation unlawful (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5206/ - HB 5087: Relating to Interstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5087/ - HB 5029: Relating to Volunteer Fire Departments (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5029/ - HB 4881: Relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4881/ - HB 4844: Modify the procedure for teachers when using leave (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4844/ - HB 4759: Modifing the rules for transferring students (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4759/ - HB 4758: Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4758/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $15.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 43% 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. - 2026-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanaFerrellWV/status/2038968353960697959 - 2025-05-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DanaFerrellWV/status/1924873008709034183 - 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanaFerrellWV/status/1913323603229040757 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Ferrell - Campaign site: https://danaferrellwv.com/ - X: https://x.com/DanaFerrellWV - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaFerrellWV/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dana.ferrell.7/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c7fa52c-c313-4f10-aab9-ba9cc0269743