# Sean Hornbuckle

Sean Hornbuckle is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 25
- Serving since: 2014-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/916ee127-a228-4dac-b945-312a5f76121a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/916ee127-a228-4dac-b945-312a5f76121a (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

1.9% of the 52 bills Hornbuckle sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.03), from 162 donors and 861 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 94.7% (86%). 26 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 nay · 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 52 bills: 51 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 174. 1.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 76 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5542: Repeal WV Right to Work (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5542/
- HB 5539: West Virginia Coal Miners Employment Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5539/
- HB 5480: Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5480/
- HB 5478: Establish a statewide pilot program to improve kindergarten readiness. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5478/
- HB 5473: Relating to providing a civil remedy when a federal officer or employee violates a constitutional right. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5473/
- HB 5479: Relating to prohibiting concealment of a law-enforcement officer’s identity or authority. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5479/
- HB 5363: Authorizing counties to establish a county daycare (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5363/
- HB 5362: Relating to Hope Scholarships awards (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5362/
- HB 5271: Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5271/
- HB 5240: Authorizing a temporary foreign brewers import license (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5240/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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%20Hornbuckle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HornbuckleforHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanhornbuckle/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-hornbuckle-b475b520

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/916ee127-a228-4dac-b945-312a5f76121a