Trenton Carl Barnhart
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia Senate, District 3
Senator for the 3rd District, covering Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood and part of Wirt counties, and vice chair of the Banking and Insurance Committee. A banker from St. Marys with a bachelor's degree and an MBA from the University of Charleston.
Where Trenton Carl Barnhart stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (3 records), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record),
Mixed record
Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 526, which lets pharmacists prescribe drugs for flu, COVID-19 and RSV confirmed by a simple test. The House passed it 72-25 and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 641, which narrows which aboveground storage tanks the state regulates near drinking water. The Senate agreed to the House version 25-8 and it became law.
March 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 420, a bill to push utilities to run coal plants at about two thirds of full output year round. The Senate passed it 22-11, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for HB 5105, which ended vaccine requirements for students in public virtual schools, on March 9, 2024. The House passed it 70-29.
March 9, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4025, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in the three health departments. The Senate passed it 24-9 and it became law.
March 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 4005, the Workforce Development Act of 2026, which follows federal law on which jobs are closed to workers under 18. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
March 9, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2013, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in five state agencies. The House agreed to the Senate version 70-27 and it became law.
April 9, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 4396, signed on March 25, 2020. It added the State Auditor and the Commission on Special Investigations to the offices that counties and cities must tell about suspected government fraud.
March 25, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 3276, a bill to let public water and sewer utilities raise rates yearly without a hearing. The House passed it 70-28, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 31, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 2008, which requires local governments to help enforce federal immigration laws, on March 11, 2023. The House passed it 90-6.
March 11, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against HB 2013, the Hope Scholarship, on March 4, 2021. It gives families state money for private school or homeschool costs; the House passed it 57-42.
March 4, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of SB 723, signed on March 27, 2026. It clarified how West Virginia police can work with police from neighboring states.
March 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 4654 on February 16, 2024. It removed the legal shield that protected schools, public libraries and museums from charges for showing obscene material to minors; it passed 85-12.
February 16, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4005, the Workforce Development Act of 2026, which follows federal law on which jobs are closed to workers under 18. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
March 9, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 4081, a bill to create grants for food and hygiene pantries at public colleges. The House passed it 71-22, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
January 23, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 3125, signed on April 25, 2025. It removed some restrictions on teachers getting permanent teaching licenses.
April 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for House Bill 3446, a bill to make every public high school help each student file the federal student aid form. The House passed it 75-24, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Was lead sponsor of HB 4466, signed on March 28, 2022. It wrote into law how county school boards team up with the School Building Authority to fund school bond projects.
March 28, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 963, a bill to limit when a domestic violence protective order can take away a person's guns. The Senate passed it 22-11, but the House never voted on passage, so it did not become law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 302, which banned most abortions in West Virginia, on September 13, 2022. The House passed it 78-17.
September 13, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 4552, signed on March 27, 2024. It requires a candidate's party on the ballot to match the party on their voter registration.
March 27, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for HB 2526, a cut to the state personal income tax, on March 4, 2023. The House passed it 89-4.
March 4, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 2007, which limited gender-transition medical care for minors, on March 11, 2023. The House passed it 88-10.
March 11, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 2710, the Truth in Giving Act, a bill to make resale stores post who benefits from donated goods. The House passed it 70-27, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Was lead sponsor of SB 726, signed on April 1, 2026. It removed the 30% cap on how much cities can keep in their rainy-day stabilization funds.
April 1, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was appointed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey to the West Virginia Senate, District 3, on January 27, 2026, filling the seat left by Donna Boley.
January 27, 2026
Source: governor.wv.gov
Voted against House Bill 3412, a bill to remove the Legislature from the state's Freedom of Information Act. The House passed it 58-42, but the two chambers never agreed on a final version, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 460, a bill to let parents opt children out of school vaccine requirements for religious reasons. The House rejected it 42-56, so it did not become law.
March 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2719, a bill to end the ban on companies giving money directly to candidates. The House rejected it 41-54, so it did not become law.
March 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Was lead sponsor of HB 5561, signed on March 26, 2024, which allows trust agreements to be signed electronically.
March 26, 2024
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 2611, signed on March 29, 2023. It eased location limits on banks offering mobile banking and messenger services.
March 29, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was appointed by Gov. Jim Justice to a vacant seat in the House of Delegates, District 7, in September 2019.
September 18, 2019
Source: woub.org
Past race Trenton Carl Barnhart ran in:
- State Senate - Unexpired - District 3 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 3; West Virginia · incumbent