# Tristan Leavitt

Tristan Leavitt is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 53.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 53
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8b2ff1b1-618d-47c4-8b20-8388c53eb412

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b2ff1b1-618d-47c4-8b20-8388c53eb412 (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

48% of Leavitt’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

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

385 classified statements: 385 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 | Leavitt | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.9% | 450 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.3% | 9.3% | 368 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.7% | 31.9% | 300 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 317 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 12.7% | 299 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.4% | 423 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Science, Technology, Communications 9.7% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Commerce 9.0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 350 donors and 283 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 94.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 92.9% (86%). 32 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 78. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 50 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5559: To facilitate interstate practice of Regulated Social Workers by improving public access to competent Social Work Services. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5559/
- HB 5461: Creating the “Financial Accountability Stable Token Act,” for financing and state payments (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5461/
- HB 5466: Relating to Abuse Prevention Program (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5466/
- HB 5409: Relating to the ownership of water and minerals in dissolved or undissolved form in produced liquids and solids related to oil and gas drilling. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5409/
- HB 5411: Establishing the Energy Freedom and Fairness Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5411/
- HB 5425: Relating to acquisitions of properties by land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5425/
- HR 7: Recognizing the seriousness of the National Debt and its threat to National Security (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR7/
- HB 5101: The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5101/
- HB 5060: Relating to Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5060/
- HR 8: Designate June as fidelity month (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR8/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 48% 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.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2110431830633828386
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109744662399377446
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109745720693829850
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109746235485921634
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109746952212516907
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109747124774580456
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109747360440176943
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109747806042833121
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109748199879823586
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leavittforwv/status/2109748641351045259

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Leavitt
- X: https://x.com/leavittforwv
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeavittforWV
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leavittforwv/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristanleavitt

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b2ff1b1-618d-47c4-8b20-8388c53eb412