Tom Takubo
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia Senate, District 17
A pulmonary and critical care physician and executive vice president at WVU Health System who served as Senate Majority Leader for more than six years. He focuses on economic development, infrastructure and keeping children safe.
Where Tom Takubo stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (6 support · 1 oppose), Labor Rights (1 support · 3 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Led SB648, adding adult dental coverage to Medicaid; the governor signed it.
March 25, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB564, expanding Medicaid pregnancy coverage; the governor signed it.
March 25, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 6 support · 1 oppose
Voted against 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, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Led SB914, proposing higher tobacco taxes; the bill remained in committee.
February 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against House Bill 3444, which repeals the old laws on newborn eye medication and reporting. The Senate passed it 18-15 and it became law without the Governor's signature.
April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 592, a bill to remove several kinds of storage tanks from the post-2014 chemical spill safety law. The Senate passed it 25-7, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 14, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 460, a bill to let parents opt children out of school vaccine requirements for religious reasons. The Senate passed it 20-12, but the House rejected its own amended version, so it did not become law.
February 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Led SB378, banning smoking in vehicles carrying children 16 or younger; the governor signed it.
March 22, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB333, giving state-licensed health facilities access to the controlled-substances monitoring database; the governor signed it.
April 26, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support · 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 against House Bill 2013, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in five state agencies. The Senate passed it 24-10 and it became law.
April 8, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to override the veto of SB1, which barred required union membership or dues as a condition of employment.
February 12, 2016Opposes Labor Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 3412, as rewritten by the Senate to narrow the state's Freedom of Information Act for every public body. The Senate passed it 25-9, but the House never agreed to the rewrite, so it did not become law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 587, which doubles the point at which governments must seek competing construction bids to $50,000. The Senate agreed to the House version 27-7 and it became law.
April 12, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Led SB267, shortening insurers’ care-approval deadlines and requiring online requests; the governor signed it.
March 23, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Led SB648, adding adult dental coverage to Medicaid; the governor signed it.
March 25, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB564, expanding Medicaid pregnancy coverage; the governor signed it.
March 25, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 548, a bill to require yearly youth violence prevention training in public schools. The Senate passed it 26-8, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 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
Led SB648, adding adult dental coverage to Medicaid; the governor signed it.
March 25, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB564, expanding Medicaid pregnancy coverage; the governor signed it.
March 25, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 2513, which raises required yearly training for county school board members from seven hours to twelve. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
April 3, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted against 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, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for HB302, which banned most abortions with narrow medical, rape, and incest exceptions.
September 13, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Also on this bill
- July 29, 2022 · Co-sponsored an adopted HB302 amendment replacing criminal penalties for abortion providers with professional licensing discipline. (General)
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 3017, a bill to make counties inspect every ballot-counting machine for modems before early voting. The Senate rejected the amended bill 16-18, so it did not become law.
April 9, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted against Senate Bill 579, a bill to bar Home Rule cities from protecting groups state law does not already protect. The Senate passed it 25-8, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 24, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Led SB270, a proposed ban on discrimination in employment and housing; it stayed in Senate Judiciary.
January 10, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 730, a bill to make forest carbon offset deals be registered with the state and recorded at the courthouse. The Senate rejected it 16-18, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 18 records
Received the West Virginia State Medical Association PAC endorsement for Senate District 17.
March 17, 2026
Source: wvsma.org
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for SB643, ending West Virginia’s public campaign financing program for Supreme Court races.
February 17, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB809, proposing to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III; the bill remained in committee.
February 6, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 718, a bill to make hospitals publish their prices, facility fees and insurer discount contracts. The Senate passed it 22-12, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 31, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Led SB462, allowing the occupational therapy board to require criminal background checks; the governor signed it.
March 24, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against SB468, which required schools to show a fetal-development video he called medically inaccurate.
February 27, 2024
Source: wvpublic.org
Added an exception to HB2007 allowing some minors with severe gender dysphoria to receive treatment.
March 10, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Co-sponsored an adopted HB302 amendment replacing criminal penalties for abortion providers with professional licensing discipline.
July 29, 2022
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Also on this bill
- September 13, 2022 · Voted for HB302, which banned most abortions with narrow medical, rape, and incest exceptions. (Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights)
Led SB4, repealing West Virginia’s ban on building nuclear power plants; the governor signed it.
February 8, 2022
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB714, updating physician assistant practice rules; the governor signed it.
April 21, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against HB3293, which restricted transgender students from girls’ school sports.
April 8, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Chaired the new Senate Select Committee on Children and Families.
January 8, 2020
Source: wvpublic.org
Was named West Virginia Senate majority leader for the 84th Legislature.
November 26, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Received the West Virginia Chamber PAC endorsement in the 2018 Senate District 17 primary.
April 23, 2018
Source: wvchamber.com
Led SB441, changing health care provider taxes; the governor signed it.
March 27, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB416, allowing terminally ill patients access to investigational medical products; the governor signed it.
March 23, 2016
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led SB411, requiring disclosure of asbestos trust claims; the Senate passed it unanimously.
February 27, 2015
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Past race Tom Takubo ran in:
- State Senate - District 17 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 17; West Virginia · incumbent