# Adam Burkhammer

Adam Burkhammer is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 64.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 64
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76544899-58ec-4065-a3e8-4a4d8a12b4eb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76544899-58ec-4065-a3e8-4a4d8a12b4eb (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

50% of Burkhammer’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.05), from 15 donors and 582 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 91.0% (86%). 78 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 nay · 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 114 bills: 114 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 67. 22.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 34 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5645: Relating to Medicaid program integrity and work requirements (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5645/
- HB 5576: Relating to Socially Necessary Services (SNS) Accountability and Streamlining Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5576/
- HB 5529: Relating to performance-based contracting for child placing agencies (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5529/
- HB 5530: Relating to the composition of the Critical Incident Review Team (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5530/
- HB 5531: Relating to leashed dogs and unmanned aerial vehicles for tracking or locating mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar or bear (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5531/
- HB 5516: Require abuse and neglect case appeals to be processed within 6 months (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5516/
- HB 5443: Relating to the reimbursement for panel attorneys and guardian ad litems (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5443/
- HB 5439: Creaing a pollinator planting program (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5439/
- HB 5042: Prohibit a child in the custody of the state from placement in facility not approved by Department of Human Services (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5042/
- HB 4907: Restricting the use of pesticides (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4907/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 50% 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%20Burkhammer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.burkhammer.39/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-burkhammer-a0165a7b

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76544899-58ec-4065-a3e8-4a4d8a12b4eb