# Tresa Howell

Tresa Howell is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 52.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 52
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a6ad12cd-7040-4cf0-83b5-9de1fd835fa8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6ad12cd-7040-4cf0-83b5-9de1fd835fa8 (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

0.3% of Howell’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (average 9.3%).

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

303 classified statements: 303 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 | Howell | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.3% | 9.3% | 672 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 44.9% | 31.9% | 191 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 353 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.5% | 12.7% | 226 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 21% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Emergency Management 18% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Water Resources Development 10% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Families 9.6% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 83 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 88% (86%). 108 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 151. 15.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 57 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5660: Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5660/
- HB 4998: Provide for a raise for private investigators hired by public defender offices or court appointed panel attorneys (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4998/
- HB 4793: Creating the Barber Apprentice Program (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4793/
- HB 4598: Change Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4598/
- HB 4597: Increasing Homestead Exemption (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4597/
- HB 4596: Prohibiting subdivisions and local entities from adopting policies that prohibit or restrict cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4596/
- HB 4152: Workforce-Education Partnership Act (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4152/
- HB 4164: Election integrity and People’s vote protection act (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4164/
- HB 4163: FOIA Database (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4163/
- HB 4162: WV Economic Development and Property Revitalization Tax Credit (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4162/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 78% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113805190814212397
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2114035692581879936
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113456540451565693
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113680694048346597
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113305768589951123
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113305847891681763
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113305969619034277
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2113311222309458376
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2112724596247982331
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV/status/2112724736853643382

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Howell,%20T.
- Campaign site: https://keepwvgreat.com/
- X: https://x.com/TresaHowell4WV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Tresa-Howell-For-WV-100092533710876/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6ad12cd-7040-4cf0-83b5-9de1fd835fa8