# Wayne Clark

Wayne Clark is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 99.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 99
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/de66a26a-0d5d-44d4-a687-58cffa1a2512

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de66a26a-0d5d-44d4-a687-58cffa1a2512 (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

18% of Clark’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 172 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.1% (86%). 47 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 121. 29.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 22 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5504: Relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5504/
- HB 5403: Relating to fire safety requirements for agritourism businesses. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5403/
- HB 5402: Relating to creating a Distribution Center Refundable Toll Payments Tax Credit Act. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5402/
- HB 5179: Relating to auctioneers (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5179/
- HB 4810: Relating to dental health care service plans (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4810/
- HB 4663: To repeal the requirement for a special license for a multi-vendor private fair and festival. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4663/
- HB 4578: To provide more local control over educational decisionmaking, differentiation of funding for counties, and to address operational efficiencies within… (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4578/
- HB 4501: Relating to Dietitian Licensure Compact (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4501/
- HB 4484: To expand each county commission’s ability to sell or lease property. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4484/
- HB 4463: Relating to the Board of Sanitarians (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4463/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 18% 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%20Clark,%20W.
- Campaign site: https://www.clarkforwv.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClarkforDelegate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de66a26a-0d5d-44d4-a687-58cffa1a2512