# Robbie Martin

Robbie Martin is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 65
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aa01a651-9834-4b98-b9c3-25aee388087a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa01a651-9834-4b98-b9c3-25aee388087a (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

Martin reported $2,799 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

68 classified statements: 68 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 | Martin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 1.5% | 31.9% | 761 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.5% | 12.7% | 693 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 100% (State House Republicans 2.8%); 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%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 8 donors and 840 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 92.0% (86%). 82 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 153. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 18 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4995: Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4995/
- HB 4996: Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4996/
- HB 4997: Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4997/
- HB 4771: Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4771/
- HB 4133: Defining a work day for school service personnel and removing a provision relating to employment of licensed practical nurses (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4133/
- HB 4139: Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4139/
- HB 3176: Defining a work day for school service personnel and removing a provision relating to employment of licensed practical nurses (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3176/
- HB 3178: Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3178/
- HB 3177: Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3177/
- HB 5167: Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring (in committee, 2024-01-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2024/HB5167/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,799 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2106796784211370008
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2079687328121983245
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2036413138296353165
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2028075534417006630
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2011256362303701265
- 2026-01-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2007296258105594108
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2005827043703857322
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2005829966273933618
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2005830642253082763
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV/status/2005703847873060909

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Martin
- X: https://x.com/RobbieMartinWV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobbieMartinForWV/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlrmartin09

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa01a651-9834-4b98-b9c3-25aee388087a