# Jim Butler

Jim Butler is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 18
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/905290bd-c655-4a3d-9961-65a2f9c0e271

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/905290bd-c655-4a3d-9961-65a2f9c0e271 (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

Butler sits at +0.74 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 54 donors and 889 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 92.2% (86%). 94 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 181. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 50 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5652: Relating to the hotel occupancy tax (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5652/
- HB 5166: To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority… (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5166/
- HB 5099: Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5099/
- HB 4864: Providing for election reform and protections (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4864/
- HB 4863: The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4863/
- HB 4757: Establishing privacy regarding medical treatments (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4757/
- HB 4494: Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while… (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4494/
- HB 2949: Prohibiting compensation when assisting persons apply for VA benefits in certain circumstances (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2949/
- HB 2751: To grant Mason County and the Town of Henderson special district excise taxes. (in committee, 2025-02-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2751/
- HB 2489: Providing for election reform and protections (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2489/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,050 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 48% 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%20Butler
- Campaign site: https://jimbutlerdelegate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimButlerforWestVirginians/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUqNZyJ_iPHEMa6aVRDBIrA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/905290bd-c655-4a3d-9961-65a2f9c0e271