# Jonathan Pinson

Jonathan Pinson is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 17
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a71cd621-aa1e-4338-b0bd-ca9f7a03f667

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a71cd621-aa1e-4338-b0bd-ca9f7a03f667 (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

Pinson has served since 2020.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 169 donors and 557 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 88% (86%). 64 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 100. 11.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 61 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5654: Exempting West Virginia DNR officers from having to pay income tax on retirement. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5654/
- HB 5621: Prosecutor FOIA Bill (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5621/
- HB 5600: Adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office to the LEPS committee. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5600/
- HB 5440: Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious… (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5440/
- HB 5429: Luggage for foster care children transfered between homes (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5429/
- HB 5428: Relating to providing traumatic event counseling for peace officers. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5428/
- HB 5407: The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the participation of mental health providers in juvenile abuse and neglect cases. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5407/
- HB 5419: Providing protection for search and rescue group dogs (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5419/
- HB 5086: Relating to peer support services (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5086/
- HB 5100: Transferring all regulatory and enforcement responsibilities for CBD and Kratom from the Department of Agriculture to the Alcohol Beverage Control… (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5100/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% 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%20Pinson
- Campaign site: https://pinsonforhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PinsonforWV/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinsonforwv/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a71cd621-aa1e-4338-b0bd-ca9f7a03f667