# David Cannon

David Cannon is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 89.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 89
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/79e71ddf-33fc-4e28-8324-dd52aaa0e653

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/79e71ddf-33fc-4e28-8324-dd52aaa0e653 (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

77% of Cannon’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 15 donors and 280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 84% (86%). 64 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 91. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 13 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5560: To have retirment benefits of former law enforcement in the PERS to be exempt from state income taxes. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5560/
- HB 5545: Requiring county economic development committee members be state residents. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5545/
- HB 5524: To permit paid county EMS workers to join the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5524/
- HB 5528: Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5528/
- HB 5063: To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5063/
- HB 5065: Relating to hotel occupancy tax. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5065/
- HB 5069: Establish setback from residential properties for new windmills being constructed throughout the state. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5069/
- HB 2818: Requiring county economic development committee members be state residents. (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2818/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/79e71ddf-33fc-4e28-8324-dd52aaa0e653