# Roger Hanshaw

Roger Hanshaw is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 62
- Serving since: 2014-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a5fb80fa-41db-4bb7-8d0c-9f643b029b86

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5fb80fa-41db-4bb7-8d0c-9f643b029b86 (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

Hanshaw missed 13% of 1,396 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the West Virginia House (average 95.6%).

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Hanshaw | 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 | 14.3% | 31.9% | 649 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 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 100% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Transportation and Public Works 100% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 131 donors and 838 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 87% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.4% (86%). 34 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 136 bills: 135 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 54 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 72. 47.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 9 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 23: Establishing House of Delegates interim dates. (in committee, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR23/
- HR 14: Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Timothy P. Armstead. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HR14/
- HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5441/
- HB 5412: Future Ready Education Act (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5412/
- HB 5381: Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5381/
- HB 5364: Reforming Boards and Commissions (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5364/
- HB 5375: Truancy Reform Act (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5375/
- HB 5310: Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Education - Hope Scholarship Program from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5310/
- HB 5304: Supplemental Appropriation to Section 8. Awards for Claims Against the State. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5304/
- HB 5318: Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Commerce - State Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund from Special Revenue. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5318/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $63.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 42% 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.

- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/2102491900582510807
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/2012304672447508780
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/1998454316307186011
- 2025-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/1962879650339668031
- 2025-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/1932837618959654977
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/1930297027608334424
- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw/status/1882856417037836654

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Speaker%20Hanshaw
- Campaign site: https://hanshawforwv.com/
- X: https://x.com/SpeakerHanshaw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanshawforwv/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-hanshaw-b0282968

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5fb80fa-41db-4bb7-8d0c-9f643b029b86