# Rollan Roberts

Rollan Roberts is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e0166da1-e7d4-42ed-bf99-fe2a9cd3e82e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0166da1-e7d4-42ed-bf99-fe2a9cd3e82e (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

39% of the 18 bills Roberts sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the West Virginia Senate.

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

36 classified statements: 36 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Roberts | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 9.5% | 193 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 61.1% | 37.3% | 35 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 2.3% | 107 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 41.7% | 15.4% | 12 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 27% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 18% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Republicans 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 124 donors and 694 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

799 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (West Virginia Senate 97.9%). Party unity 95.7% (88%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4004 Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4004/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5277 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities-Welch Community Hospital, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Mildred… · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5277/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5694 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5694/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4009 Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4009/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5288 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Agriculture-West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund from Special Revenue · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5288/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5317 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Commerce - Division of Natural Resources from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5317/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · 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 · Passage · HB 4245 Authorizing Certain Agencies of the Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4245/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5307 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Tourism- Division of Culture and History from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5307/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Passage · HB 5537 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5537/

## Legislation (WV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 15 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 110. 38.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia Senate 25.9%; rank 7 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 7: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study ongoing water crisis in southern WV (passed one chamber, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SCR7/
- SR 50: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study PSC (passed one chamber, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SR50/
- SB 890: Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB890/
- SB 684: Relating to required courses of instruction for private, parochial, and church schools (introduced, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB684/
- SB 683: Removing certain requirements for private, parochial, or church schools (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB683/
- SB 444: Enhancing flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of Industrial Access Road Fund (introduced, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB444/
- SJR 14: Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SJR14/
- SB 914: Relating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schools (became law, 2025-08-08) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/SB914/
- SB 915: Providing at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/SB915/
- SB 854: Creating Academic Quality in Public Education Act (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/SB854/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $90.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% 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.

- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2098881255131517161
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2098920134341480557
- 2026-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2062896566180983062
- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2054607619646431380
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2052860198117585382
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2052512924292227221
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2052105385306202271
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2050576072777809982
- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2049952043377340474
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/roberts4wv,senrobertswv/status/2049584311234388036

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Roberts
- Campaign site: https://www.roberts4wvsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/roberts4wv
- X: https://x.com/senrobertswv
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRollanRoberts/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roberts4wv/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rollan-roberts-4631372b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0166da1-e7d4-42ed-bf99-fe2a9cd3e82e