# Bill Ridenour

Bill Ridenour is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 100.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 100
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ad2e5607-a6ef-4458-88fc-bea91da19ac6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad2e5607-a6ef-4458-88fc-bea91da19ac6 (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

6.5% of the 77 bills Ridenour sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.03), from 89 donors and 567 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.2% (86%). 96 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 77 bills: 77 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 277. 6.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 69 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 19: Resolution for Convention of States on Federal Fiscal Responsibility Amendment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HCR19/
- HB 5680: Relating to establishing a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5680/
- HB 5536: West Virginia Constitutional Authority Clarification Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5536/
- HB 5533: West Virginia Federal Constitutional Authority Clarification Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5533/
- HB 5506: Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversary. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5506/
- HB 5520: Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration and Transnational Repression Act (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5520/
- HB 5507: Establish a Process for the Selection and Oversight of Delegates for a West Virginia Article V Convention Delegation. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5507/
- HB 5477: Relating to federal immigration enforcement. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5477/
- HB 5427: To prohibit the malicious publication of personally identifiable information with intent to harass, intimidate, threaten, stalk, or facilitate harm. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5427/
- HCR 18: Identifying that the People’s Republic of China is conducting an illegal asymmetric war against the U.S. and West Virginia (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HCR18/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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%20Ridenour
- Campaign site: https://billridenour.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Bill-Ridenour-for-WV-Delegate-District-100-100077662644406/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billridenourfordelegate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad2e5607-a6ef-4458-88fc-bea91da19ac6