# Josh Holstein

Josh Holstein is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 32
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9d8c89be-2ece-4dff-8a6d-65dccb8e647e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d8c89be-2ece-4dff-8a6d-65dccb8e647e (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

68% of Holstein’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

80 classified statements: 80 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 | Holstein | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.3% | 641 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.8% | 31.9% | 656 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 1.8% | 206 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.0% | 12.7% | 290 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.4% | 155 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Emergency Management 18% (State House Republicans 2.8%); International Affairs 18% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.1% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 226 donors and 574 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 97.2% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 84% (86%). 50 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 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 154. 18.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 44 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 21: Recognizing President Donald J. Trump for reforms benefiting West Virginia (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR21/
- HB 5556: Creating an external reference pricing pilot program for prescription drugs. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5556/
- HB 5558: To create the West Virginia Child Investment Account Matching Program. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5558/
- HB 5555: Modifying the process of mandatory reporting. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5555/
- HB 5557: Require advertising materials be submitted with the initial public offering statement. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5557/
- HB 5543: Authorizing the State Treasurer to coordinate SMART529 program with federal Trump accounts (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5543/
- HB 5544: Creating deductions for contributions to Trump accounts (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5544/
- HB 5554: To modify the building fund for state parties. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5554/
- HB 5541: Relating to the protection of personal information for elected officials (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5541/
- HB 5563: To create the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Coordination Act (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5563/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 68% 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.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2098409366168670211
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2098461870504251409
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2094273308166332778
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2084708279075139757
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2083734109008904618
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2083968657974043021
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2083968853692887473
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2083969048392413473
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2084014442103091459
- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV/status/2066351718942580822

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Holstein
- Campaign site: https://www.holsteinforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoshHolsteinWV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelHolstein/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-holstein-4037b1186

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d8c89be-2ece-4dff-8a6d-65dccb8e647e