# Patrick Lucas Patrick Lucas is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 24. - Party: Republican - Seat: West Virginia House, district 24 - Serving since: 2022-12-01 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/9a7c2d4d-002a-439e-b095-e7b86329fc1c Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a7c2d4d-002a-439e-b095-e7b86329fc1c (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 24% of Lucas’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans. ## What Lucas says (WV 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 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 | Lucas | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.03), from 53 donors and 572 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (WV 2025–26 session) 1,396 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.9% (86%). 36 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 69. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 20 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5512: Relating to Land Records (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5512/ - HB 5342: Relating to the cancellation of contract by purchaser (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5342/ - HB 5070: To permit and require real estate brokerage firms to pay realtors leaving the commission they are entitled on open contracts. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5070/ - HB 5091: Relating to duties of licensees under the West Virginia Real Estate License Act (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5091/ - HB 4493: The West Virginia Real Estate Wholesaling Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4493/ - HB 4492: Limiting broker deposits to $500 (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4492/ - HB 4148: Requiring all salesperson licensees to submit proof of authorization to work. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4148/ - HB 3501: Relating to residential real estate transactions (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3501/ - HB 3145: Relating to duties of licensees under the West Virginia Real Estate License Act (passed one chamber, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3145/ - HCR 64: A Resolution to Preserve the Timeless Beauty and Heritage of West Virginia’s Natural Wonders. (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HCR64/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $25.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 24% 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. - 2025-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickLucas/status/1938990737556939053 - 2025-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickLucas/status/1884815185778549133 - 2025-01-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickLucas/status/1876067956922405079 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Lucas - Campaign site: https://patricklucaswv.com/ - X: https://x.com/PatrickLucas - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.lucas/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtorpat/?hl=en - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PatLucasFamilyMan - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lucas-39534835/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a7c2d4d-002a-439e-b095-e7b86329fc1c