# Pat McGeehan Pat McGeehan is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 1. - Party: Republican - Seat: West Virginia House, district 1 - Serving since: 2014-12-01 - Current term: WV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/aa7bf09a-ce90-4e58-a893-42c813a16434 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa7bf09a-ce90-4e58-a893-42c813a16434 (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 McGeehan missed 13% of 1,396 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the West Virginia House (average 95.6%). ## What McGeehan says (WV 2025–26 session) 32 classified statements: 32 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 | McGeehan | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 12.5% | 2.9% | 35 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 3.1% | 9.3% | 541 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 9.4% | 31.9% | 703 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 67% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 33% (State House Republicans 10%); Immigration 33% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 37 donors and 827 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (WV 2025–26 session) 1,396 roll calls. Attendance 87% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 94.3% (86%). 41 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 74. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 42 of 84). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (became law, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5694/ - HB 4993: Relating to authorizing green flashing warning lights on Division of Highways vehicles, and other equipment at the discretion of the Commissioner of Highways. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4993/ - HB 4994: Relating to utility lines on the Division of Highways rights of way (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4994/ - HB 4992: Relating to the creation of an alternative procurement procedure called the “general contractor/construction manager” procedure, and authorizing the Division… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4992/ - HB 4575: Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4575/ - HB 4574: Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4574/ - HB 3297: Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University. (became law, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3297/ - HB 3304: To create statues celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3304/ - HB 3303: Expanding powers of bounty hunters in West Virginia (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3303/ - HB 2793: Relating to regulating billboards displaying messages about the availability of abortions in states bordering West Virginia (in committee, 2025-02-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2793/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $18.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 56% 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/McGeehanWV/status/2114117292569031046 - 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2093922969747628226 - 2026-08-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2094039775288205320 - 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2082666077360664635 - 2026-07-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2082677192622813526 - 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2082593010550980609 - 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2075916822503682243 - 2026-03-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/2038108030512857289 - 2025-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/1947481627631780090 - 2025-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/McGeehanWV/status/1947483690004570283 ## Links - Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20McGeehan - X: https://x.com/McGeehanWV - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pat.mcgeehan.52/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa7bf09a-ce90-4e58-a893-42c813a16434