# Joe Ellington

Joe Ellington is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 38
- Serving since: 2010-12-01
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe6a6b8e-91f2-427f-9060-2cac2b9eb66c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe6a6b8e-91f2-427f-9060-2cac2b9eb66c (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

61% of the 23 bills Ellington sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the West Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 11 donors and 844 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 100% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 89% (86%). 44 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 140. 60.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 5 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5537/
- HB 5453: To modify the school aid funding formula. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5453/
- HB 5212: Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5212/
- HB 5089: Relating to public school acceptance of student transcripts or other credentials (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5089/
- HB 5005: Providing liability protection for video cameras in certain classrooms. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5005/
- HB 5012: Providing for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5012/
- HB 4656: Relating to chronic absenteeism (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4656/
- HB 3452: Transferring administration of Advanced Career Education (ACE) classes and programs from county boards of education to community and technical colleges. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3452/
- HB 3387: Relating to the creation of a regional school district pilot program (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3387/
- HB 3192: To repeal obsolete, conflicting or inoperative provisions of code that pertain to higher education (became law, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2025/HB3192/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Ellington
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-ellington-29a61131

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe6a6b8e-91f2-427f-9060-2cac2b9eb66c