# Marty Gearheart

Marty Gearheart is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 37
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c56adc82-a476-4d3c-bd7f-51b2257b0032

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c56adc82-a476-4d3c-bd7f-51b2257b0032 (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

Gearheart missed 8.8% of 1,396 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia House (average 95.6%).

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

63 classified statements: 63 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 | Gearheart | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.9% | 9.3% | 340 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 30.2% | 31.9% | 407 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 1.8% | 158 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.2% | 12.7% | 622 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 42% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 26% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Taxation 21% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 5.3% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 125 donors and 558 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 91.1% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 85% (86%). 90 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 54. 25.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 28 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5460: Construction Cost Relief Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5460/
- HCR 13: Honoring the life of Tony Whitlow (passed both chambers, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HCR13/
- HB 4425: To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4425/
- HB 4429: Create a prison work pilot program (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4429/
- HB 4419: Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4419/
- HB 4428: Requiring 50 percent of all reappropriated revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4428/
- HB 4431: Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4431/
- HB 4423: Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4423/
- HB 4421: Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4421/
- HB 4426: Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4426/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2110455140738081247
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2104916445645734120
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2098113509825356190
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2091973206491938908
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2091973544028610560
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2090816852263940111
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2090061233563013207
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2090091150413627555
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2090103421814624339
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyGearheart/status/2090136345486262717

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Gearheart
- X: https://x.com/MartyGearheart
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marty.gearheart.5/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gearheartmarty/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCUuTUGOiYtwjF7u5imGJA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-gearheart-60024b31

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c56adc82-a476-4d3c-bd7f-51b2257b0032