# Doug Smith

Doug Smith is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 39
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/70ac0a53-79d8-426b-950b-83e9be022bf3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70ac0a53-79d8-426b-950b-83e9be022bf3 (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

Smith missed 10% of 1,396 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia House (average 95.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 15 donors and 573 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 90% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90% (86%). 44 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-14 · voted not voting · 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 287 bills: 287 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 59. 5.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 71 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4983: Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact… (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4983/
- HB 4399: Relating to disabled veteran taxpayers (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4399/
- HB 4366: Relating to military interpersonal violence (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4366/
- HB 4368: Relating to military connected students (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4368/
- HB 4372: Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4372/
- HB 4364: Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4364/
- HB 4374: Relating to Off Duty LEO and LEOSA Exemptions (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4374/
- HB 4367: Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4367/
- HB 4365: Relating to accessories to a crime (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4365/
- HB 4369: Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Hygiene and Infant Products (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4369/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,054 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 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%20Smith
- Campaign site: https://www.smith4wvhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DougSmith4WVHouse/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70ac0a53-79d8-426b-950b-83e9be022bf3