Roger Hanshaw
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 62
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing Calhoun, Clay and Gilmer counties. He is an attorney with a law degree from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Notre Dame.
Where Roger Hanshaw stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Government Efficiency (4 records),
Opposes
Labor Rights (2 records), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Immigration (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (3 support · 2 oppose), Anti-Corruption (1 support · 2 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (3 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 support · 2 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 586, which limits backflow prevention inspections at public water systems to once every three years. The House passed it 68-27 and it became law.
March 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 641, which narrows which aboveground storage tanks the state regulates near drinking water. The House passed it 58-34 and it became law.
March 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for HB 4571, adjusting the school foundation allowance for electric school bus transportation.
March 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Joined bipartisan legislative leaders in a letter asking the governor to keep schools closed for the rest of the 2019–20 school year during the COVID-19 outbreak.
April 2, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 4162, giving the State Conservation Committee authority to contract for flood response; the bill became law.
February 27, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Voted for HB 4417, increasing the amount of wages protected from garnishment.
February 17, 2016Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4025, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in the three health departments. The House agreed to the Senate version 62-34 and it became law.
March 14, 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 · 2 oppose
Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for HB 2006, increasing penalties for violations of the Whistle-blower Law.
February 15, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 4 support
Requested a public hearing on a comprehensive education bill as House Speaker.
February 7, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 4520, clarifying that certain hospitals have one governing body whose meetings must be public; the bill became law.
March 23, 2016Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2233, requiring five-year reviews of legislative rules.
March 14, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 2274, authorizing the corrections commissioner to enter mutual aid agreements; the bill became law.
February 25, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
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 House Bill 4198, a bill to make every employer check new hires through E-Verify. The House passed it 69-24, but the House never agreed to the Senate's changed version, so it did not become law.
February 10, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Led HB 4765, which raised pay for public school teachers, school service personnel, and State Police; the House and Senate passed the bill.
March 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2020, the state appropriations budget.
March 7, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for HB 4845, prohibiting false emergency reports known as swatting.
March 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2830, a measure addressing sex trafficking.
April 8, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted for HB 3036, expanding eligible districts and approved costs under the BUILD WV Act.
February 9, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 4502, establishing the BUILD WV Act to support housing development; the bill became law.
March 30, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 5319, a bill to make camping without permission on public property a crime. The House passed it 62-32, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 3, 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
Formed a bipartisan House workgroup on food insecurity.
June 30, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: home.wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4478, allowing public schools to distribute excess food to students.
March 7, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Led HB 2003, restricting cell phone use in public school classrooms; the bill became law.
April 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 3209, requiring at least one counselor per 250 students in public and public charter schools.
April 12, 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
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Led HB 4880, expanding the state personal income tax exemption for Social Security benefits; the bill became law.
March 27, 2024Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 2526, which reduced West Virginia personal income taxes; the bill became law.
March 7, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Led HB 2452, creating the West Virginia Cybersecurity Office; the bill became law.
March 25, 2019Supports Data Privacy
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 — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Led HB 4619, allowing electric utilities to install middle-mile broadband fiber under approved plans; the bill became law.
March 25, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4015, a broadband expansion measure.
March 7, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 3093, establishing broadband expansion policies; the bill became law.
April 26, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted for HB 4869, creating limited guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement coverage.
March 3, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Elevated Delegate Joe Ellington to Deputy Speaker and reassigned House education committee leadership.
January 27, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Created a bipartisan House workgroup to seek ways to revitalize coal communities.
June 8, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 2024, expanding the use of telemedicine to additional medical personnel; the bill became law.
April 9, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
The West Virginia House elected Hanshaw its Speaker.
August 29, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Received the West Virginia Chamber PAC endorsement in the 2018 primary.
April 23, 2018
Source: wvchamber.com
Endorsed John Kasich for president and joined his West Virginia state leadership team.
November 4, 2015
Source: presidency.ucsb.edu
Past race Roger Hanshaw ran in:
- House of Delegates - District 62 · November 3, 2026 · Delegate District 62; West Virginia · incumbent