# Chris Anders Chris Anders is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 97. - Party: Republican - Seat: West Virginia House, district 97 - Serving since: 2024-12-01 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7ad5da9a-c2b3-4f9b-b62c-6cd7f0564f43 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ad5da9a-c2b3-4f9b-b62c-6cd7f0564f43 (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 90 bills Anders sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the West Virginia House. ## What Anders says (WV 2025–26 session) 39 classified statements: 39 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 | Anders | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.9% | 268 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 12.8% | 9.3% | 206 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 43.6% | 31.9% | 207 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 10.3% | 12.7% | 394 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.6% | 1.4% | 152 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 41% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 24% (State House Republicans 11%); Law 18% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 176 donors and 296 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 97.4% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 73% (86%). 347 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 90 bills: 90 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 123. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 82 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 17: Requesting and encouraging a full, complete, and transparent investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR17/ - HB 5657: Electric Choice and Competition Act (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5657/ - HB 5658: Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5658/ - HB 5593: Making ivermectin available over the counter in West Virginia (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5593/ - HB 5518: Judicial Accountability and Recall Act (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5518/ - HB 5514: To eliminate Real ID (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5514/ - HB 5513: To prohibit cloud seeding in WV (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5513/ - HB 5519: Relating to creating the “West Virginia Tax Neutrality Act” (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5519/ - HB 5328: Relating to regulatory classification of bars, taverns, and restaurants. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5328/ - HB 5352: Prohibit the WV National Guard to be sent into combat OVERSEAS without a congressional Declaration of War. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5352/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $42.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 61% 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. - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2105452266505253172 - 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2105367516625469468 - 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2087703668330000568 - 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2087723492774990261 - 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2083614856775639113 - 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2082883054323048756 - 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2063285223303888986 - 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2053440601320800723 - 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2052467689117884596 - 2026-05-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SChrisAnders2/status/2050744212577038377 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Anders - Campaign site: https://anders4wv.com/ - X: https://x.com/SChrisAnders2 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anders2024/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-chris-anders-597b2554 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ad5da9a-c2b3-4f9b-b62c-6cd7f0564f43