# Evan Worrell

Evan Worrell is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 23
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b875b7d6-4941-42a6-bcdf-c5da19bf0ced

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b875b7d6-4941-42a6-bcdf-c5da19bf0ced (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

75% of Worrell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

149 classified statements: 149 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 | Worrell | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.9% | 303 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.7% | 9.3% | 255 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 28.2% | 31.9% | 435 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 468 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.1% | 12.7% | 307 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 346 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 57% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 31% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 4.8% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 4.8% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 4.8% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 108 donors and 858 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 88% (86%). 63 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 nay · 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 104. 36.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 15 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5591: Relating to dispensing of ivermectin (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5591/
- HB 5625: Relating to the licensure of radon mitigators, testers, contractors, and laboratories (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5625/
- HB 5624: Relating to asbestos abatement (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5624/
- HB 5430: Relating to pharmaceutical benefits (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5430/
- HB 5096: Relating to removing services from requiring a certificate of need (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5096/
- HB 5074: Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5074/
- HB 5022: Relating to expanding the programs to be included in the annual capitation rate review. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5022/
- HB 4984: Generic use of antipsychotics in Medicaid (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4984/
- HB 4951: Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4951/
- HB 4982: Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4982/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% 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.

- 2026-03-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2038080148868636915
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2024280123139129797
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2018144575538241639
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2017699484403224976
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2017711812565663938
- 2026-01-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2015255977092649194
- 2026-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2010740616586764339
- 2025-12-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2003643045552742568
- 2025-12-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2003846831432962108
- 2025-12-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV/status/2002600907838800252

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Worrell
- X: https://x.com/EvanWorrell4WV
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidateevanworrell/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-worrell-7125552a9

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b875b7d6-4941-42a6-bcdf-c5da19bf0ced
