# Joe Funkhouser

Joe Funkhouser is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 98.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 98
- Serving since: 2024-10-24
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c93039e0-7c57-4289-9447-466f56bba802

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c93039e0-7c57-4289-9447-466f56bba802 (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

Funkhouser has served since 2024.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 27 donors and 298 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 99.0% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 88% (86%). 54 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 101 bills: 100 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 198. 10.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 63 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 34: Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the feasibility, costs, and policy considerations associated with providing cost-of-living… (introduced, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HCR34/
- HB 5643: Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5643/
- HB 5644: To establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in WV public educational institutions (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5644/
- HB 5604: To recognize bullion as legal tender (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5604/
- HB 5538: To expand licensing opportunities and safety regulation in the esthetics industry (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5538/
- HB 5535: Relating to tow truck lighting (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5535/
- HB 5534: To reduce all titled vehicle personal property taxation values, except for mobile homes, from a Class IV assessment valuation to a Class II (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5534/
- HB 5587: To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5587/
- HB 5602: Provide a statutory mechanism allowing property owners of undeveloped or unimproved land located within municipal boundaries to petition for annexation of… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5602/
- HB 5611: Certified Microgrid Program (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5611/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.4K (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%20Funkhouser
- Campaign site: https://joeforjefferson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joefunkhouserfordelegate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-funkhouser-0604091

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c93039e0-7c57-4289-9447-466f56bba802