# Anitra Hamilton

Anitra Hamilton is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House for district 81.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 81
- Serving since: 2023-05-05
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/86a1fdf7-e6af-41b4-8d69-0d0815fc9512

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86a1fdf7-e6af-41b4-8d69-0d0815fc9512 (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

7.4% of Hamilton’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Hamilton says (WV 2025–26 session)

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hamilton | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.7% | 2.5% | 14 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.4% | 64 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 480 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 75% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 25% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.05), from 44 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 96.3% (86%). 15 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 nay · 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, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 91. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 82 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5586: Relating to granting an across-the-board raise for all classroom teachers. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5586/
- HB 5585: Relating to authorizing the use of Revenue Shortfall Reserve Funds for public health emergencies. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5585/
- HB 5584: Relating to require county school boards to provide one day in-service training to prepare county employees for annual competency tests. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5584/
- HB 5522: Relating to creating an annual sales tax holiday for the sales of feminine hygiene products. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5522/
- HB 5523: Relating to establishing minimum requirements for discharge of women in later stages of pregnancy from hospitals. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5523/
- HB 5502: Amending the Human Rights Act to allow regulation of traits associated with a person’s race only for nondiscriminatory purposes (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5502/
- HB 3339: Relating to cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3339/
- HB 3340: Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hairstyle or texture (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3340/
- HB 5618: Relating to cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (in committee, 2024-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2024/HB5618/
- HCR 70: Requesting that the West Virginia Legislature to declare June 12th Women’s Veterans Appreciation Day in the State of West Virginia (in committee, 2024-02-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2024/HCR70/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 7.4% 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.

- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/2052166018273845445
- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1946695684477833454
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1920121034457403604
- 2025-03-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1905966823088021836
- 2025-03-29 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1905968900656812468
- 2025-03-29 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1905984307199377422
- 2025-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1891645058081804733
- 2025-02-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1888764046192611816
- 2025-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1884960241898381401
- 2025-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AnitraForWV/status/1884961463963451481

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Hamilton
- X: https://x.com/AnitraForWV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Delegate-Anitra-Hamilton-61556323235864/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86a1fdf7-e6af-41b4-8d69-0d0815fc9512