# Andy Shamblin

Andy Shamblin is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 59
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e6deff1e-fb70-4bf0-a2b6-9c30567fcd9d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e6deff1e-fb70-4bf0-a2b6-9c30567fcd9d (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

Shamblin voted against the majority of West Virginia House Republicans 75 times; party unity 72%, in the bottom tenth of the West Virginia House (average 86%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.02), from 205 donors and 582 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 72% (86%). 75 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 not voting · 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 109. 43.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 10 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5570: To exempt common carriers and contract carriers engaged in the business of transporting solid waste for commercial or industrial customers to disposal or… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5570/
- HB 5526: Clarifying Purchaser Requirements for Tax Abandoned Land Auctions by the Auditor (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5526/
- HB 5494: Authorizing county commissions to impose a county-wide emergency services fee on hotel stays. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5494/
- HB 5162: Relating to the sales of tax liens (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5162/
- HB 5196: Relating to allowing intergovernmental agreements with the Land Stewardship Corporation (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5196/
- HB 5195: Related to the authority of sheriff’s commission for collection of taxes. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5195/
- HB 5197: Relating to Civil Action to Set Aside a Tax Deed (passed one chamber, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5197/
- HB 5198: Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5198/
- HB 4549: Local Government Freedom Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4549/
- HB 3133: Permitting counties and municipalities to enter into memoranda of understanding for demolition of dilapidated structures (became law, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3133/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 85% 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%20Shamblin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShamblinForHouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-shamblin-902892ab

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e6deff1e-fb70-4bf0-a2b6-9c30567fcd9d