# Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 40
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f7a82cd3-d2c6-4f57-b0d0-d38322d1ad54

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7a82cd3-d2c6-4f57-b0d0-d38322d1ad54 (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

65% of Cooper’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 19 donors and 842 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 90.0% (86%). 43 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 95. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 47 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4813: Exempting from the sales tax all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles used as farm equipment (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4813/
- HB 4815: Allow community health center to provide sign-on bonus (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4815/
- HB 4814: Relating to creating the Equipment Right to Repair Act (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4814/
- HCR 86: U. S. Army PFC Robert F. Mann Memorial Bridge (passed both chambers, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HCR86/
- HB 3278: Allow adjustment of retirement benefit following death of beneficiary for survivor benefit (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3278/
- HB 2950: Relating to real estate transfers (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2950/
- HB 2639: Prohibit use of calculators in grades K through 6 (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2639/
- HB 2638: Relating to child custody (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2638/
- HB 2657: Allow county school boards provide school on Saturday for students with failing grades (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2657/
- HB 2640: Changing the age requirement for State Troopers (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB2640/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,425 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 65% 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%20Cooper
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roycooperhod28/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7a82cd3-d2c6-4f57-b0d0-d38322d1ad54