# Ryan Browning

Ryan Browning is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 28
- Serving since: 2024-07-03
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c95f5292-14c3-4e79-8465-05cca13242b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c95f5292-14c3-4e79-8465-05cca13242b6 (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

67% of the 6 bills Browning sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 84 in the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 44 donors and 347 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% 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 90.8% (86%). 31 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 121. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 1 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4999: Relating to crimes against athletic officials (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4999/
- HB 4626: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4626/
- HB 4005: Skills to work (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4005/
- HR 14: Regarding the Feasibility Study for a Connector Road at Beech Fork Lake (in committee, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HR14/
- HB 3306: Involuntary treatment for substance use disorder (Cassie’s Law) (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3306/
- HB 2774: Coach Protection Act (passed one chamber, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2774/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 70% 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%20Browning
- Campaign site: https://www.browningforwv.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.browning.35/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-browning-08485673

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c95f5292-14c3-4e79-8465-05cca13242b6