# Mike Hornby

Mike Hornby is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 93.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 93
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b76899a3-5189-495c-af2f-9ca8a4e8036e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b76899a3-5189-495c-af2f-9ca8a4e8036e (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

42% of the 48 bills Hornby sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 47 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.1% (86%). 34 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 not voting · 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 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 246. 41.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 11 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5510: Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5510/
- HB 5351: Relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5351/
- HB 5163: Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5163/
- HB 4950: To establish the West Virginia Freedom and Innovation Pilot Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4950/
- HB 4659: Transfer oversight of childcare from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Education (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4659/
- HB 4609: Allowing Magistrates under certain circumstances to be able to order a mental evaluation (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4609/
- HB 4593: Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4593/
- HB 4591: To recognize School Athletic Directors who have achieved a nationally recognized professional certification through the National Interscholastic Athletic… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4591/
- HB 4592: Relating to college campus safety (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4592/
- HB 4610: Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4610/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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%20Hornby
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofMikeHornby

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b76899a3-5189-495c-af2f-9ca8a4e8036e
