Mike Azinger
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia Senate, District 3
Chair of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, serving Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood and part of Wirt counties. A Parkersburg native and manager for the Azinger Group, he holds a master's degree in pastoral theology.
Where Mike Azinger stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records), Public Education Quality (3 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (5 records), Labor Rights (3 records), Government Spending Reduction (2 records),
Mixed record
Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for 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, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 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 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, 2025Opposes 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 for HB 5105, which ended vaccine requirements for students in public virtual schools, on March 9, 2024. It passed the Senate 20-12.
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 Senate passed it 24-10 and it became law.
April 8, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted for HB 2013, the Hope Scholarship, on March 17, 2021. It gives families state money for private school or homeschool costs and passed the Senate 20-13.
March 17, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4145, which raised pay for State Police, teachers and school service workers, on March 6, 2018. It passed the Senate 34-0.
March 6, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Was lead sponsor of the First Amendment Preservation Act (SB 531), signed into law on April 1, 2026. It bars state contracts with groups that rate news outlets for reliability or bias, and with foreign adversaries.
April 1, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of the Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act (SB 121), signed on March 23, 2023. It protects the free expression of student journalists.
March 23, 2023Supports 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
Was lead sponsor of SB 838, signed on March 25, 2020. It directed the State Police to set up a program that refers people to substance abuse treatment.
March 25, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 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
Was lead sponsor of SB 842, signed on March 25, 2020. It set up a five-year pilot program placing behavior interventionists in two county school districts.
March 25, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4145, which raised pay for State Police, teachers and school service workers, on March 6, 2018. It passed the Senate 34-0.
March 6, 2018Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 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
Was lead sponsor of SB 244, signed on March 27, 2018. It kept the ban on guns on school buses and school grounds, but let private schools allow guns through a written policy.
March 27, 2018Opposes Gun Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
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. It passed the Senate 22-7.
September 13, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of the First Amendment Preservation Act (SB 531), signed into law on April 1, 2026. It bars state contracts with groups that rate news outlets for reliability or bias, and with foreign adversaries.
April 1, 2026Supports Limit Foreign Influence
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 February 25, 2023. It passed the Senate 33-0.
February 25, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Was lead sponsor of SB 640, signed on March 2, 2026. It bars public release of individual campaign donors' addresses and employers, with a misdemeanor penalty.
March 2, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of the Protect Our Right to Unite Act (SB 16), signed on March 2, 2020. It bars public agencies from requiring nonprofits to disclose their donors or members, with some exceptions.
March 2, 2020Supports Data Privacy
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Voted for SB 154, which bars instruction on sexual orientation in public schools, on April 12, 2025. It passed 32-1.
April 12, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for HB 2007, which limited gender-transition medical care for minors, on March 10, 2023. It passed the Senate 30-2.
March 10, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Was lead sponsor of SB 800, signed on April 25, 2025. It added a capital test and a cash stress test so the Insurance Commissioner can watch insurers that belong to larger holding companies.
April 25, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 241, signed on February 17, 2023. It updated the ban on kickbacks for steering patients to health providers, named a state agency to enforce it, and created a complaint tool.
February 17, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 19 records
Received Senate President Randy Smith's endorsement at his reelection campaign kickoff in December 2025.
December 17, 2025
Source: wtap.com
Was lead sponsor of SB 280, signed on April 29, 2025. It requires public schools to display the national motto, "In God We Trust."
April 29, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Was lead sponsor of SB 613, signed on March 26, 2024. It rewrote state licensing rules for mortgage brokers, lenders and loan officers.
March 26, 2024
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 516, signed on March 29, 2023. It changed donor disclosure rules for political action committees, independent spending and electioneering ads.
March 29, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 508, signed on March 29, 2023. It clarified how groups report and disclose spending on grassroots lobbying.
March 29, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 239, signed on February 24, 2023. It required the state health department to study who is homeless across West Virginia and report back.
February 24, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 726, signed on March 30, 2022. It listed crimes that cannot get pretrial diversion and set rules for deferred prosecution deals.
March 30, 2022
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 505, signed on March 30, 2022. It updated licensing and oversight of money transfer companies and let the state join multistate exams.
March 30, 2022
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 537, signed on April 26, 2021, which clarified what counts as the crime of kidnapping.
April 26, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of SB 713, signed on April 19, 2021. It updated the rules for how prison inmates earn and lose good time credit.
April 19, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Marched to the U.S. Capitol with pro-Trump crowds on January 6, 2021. A week later he called the crowds "inspiring and patriotic" and said he hoped Trump "calls us back."
January 13, 2021
Source: cbsnews.com
Voted for SB 451, a broad school overhaul bill, on February 18, 2019. The Senate passed it 18-16.
February 18, 2019
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was named chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on January 18, 2018, after the prior chairman resigned.
January 18, 2018
Source: newsandsentinel.com
Was lead sponsor of SB 490, signed on April 21, 2017, which clarified the legal standard for holding corporate officers liable.
April 21, 2017
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Past race Mike Azinger ran in:
- State Senate - District 3 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 3; West Virginia · incumbent