Pat McGeehan
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 1
Majority Leader in the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 1st District, covering Brooke and Hancock counties. An Air Force Academy graduate and former military intelligence officer, he is a dean at Madonna High School and an author.
Where Pat McGeehan stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (4 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Labor Rights (2 records), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Immigration (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 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 · 2 support · 1 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 against 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, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for HB 2373, authorizing trained school-bus drivers to administer epinephrine auto-injectors.
April 6, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
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 · 4 support
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, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
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, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Introduced HB 4441 to subject political-party caucus meetings to open-proceedings requirements; it remained in committee.
January 21, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 4648 to provide for an independent audit of the Public Service Commission; it remained in committee.
February 22, 2010Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Led HB 2904, requiring county clerks to maintain an ordinance book; the governor approved it.
March 24, 2016Supports 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 · 1 support · 3 oppose
Led HB 5694 making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education; the governor approved it.
March 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 4575 making a supplemental appropriation to the State Board of Education; the governor approved it.
March 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4566 creating an Economic Enhancement Grant Fund.
March 12, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Co-sponsored HB 2908, an alternative fiscal 2018 budget proposing $84 million less spending than the prior fiscal year; it remained in House Finance.
March 10, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for HB 4592 on college-campus safety.
March 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4845 to prohibit swatting.
March 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 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
Voted for HB 2363, the Best Interests of the Child Protection Act of 2021.
April 10, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Led HB 5694 making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education; the governor approved it.
March 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 4575 making a supplemental appropriation to the State Board of Education; the governor approved it.
March 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 3297 establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University; the governor approved it.
April 30, 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 — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Co-sponsored HB 4048, the Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act, which the governor approved.
January 12, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 4316, the West Virginia Firearms Freedom Act; it remained in committee.
February 3, 2010Opposes Gun Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
Introduced HB 2074, the Life at Conception Act of 2019; it remained in committee.
January 9, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 3162 to prohibit abortion coverage in Public Employees Insurance Agency plans; the bill remained in committee.
March 17, 2009Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 3 support
Introduced HB 4318 to exempt Social Security benefits from state personal income tax; it remained in committee.
January 10, 2024Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2001 to exempt Social Security benefits from state personal income tax.
March 9, 2019Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Co-sponsored HB 115 in the first extraordinary session to exempt the first $20,000 of income from state personal income tax; it remained in committee.
May 24, 2016Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted for the Internet Privacy Protection Act, HB 4364.
March 12, 2016Supports Data Privacy
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2636 to exempt concealed-handgun permit information from public release.
March 14, 2015Supports 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 · 1 support
Filed a letter asking the Public Service Commission to investigate Weirton water outages, low pressure, and boil-water notices.
February 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: psc.state.wv.us
Track record — General
General · 22 records
Voted for HB 2067, the West Virginia Firearms Liability Clarification Act.
April 9, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was named House Majority Leader for the 87th Legislature.
January 7, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HJR 28, a proposed constitutional prohibition on medically assisted suicide; the Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 9, 2024
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Joined a signed West Virginia legislative endorsement of Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
June 7, 2023
Source: wvpublic.org
Led HB 3398 establishing the West Virginia Memorial to Fallen Heroes of the Global War on Terrorism; the governor approved it.
March 28, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2008 requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws.
March 11, 2023
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was named vice chairman of the House Government Organization Committee for the 86th Legislature.
December 29, 2022
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 3153 to eliminate the West Virginia Fusion Center; it remained in committee.
March 15, 2021
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against HB 4141 requiring the Department of Administration to publish its annual financial report by the end of December.
February 13, 2020
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2538 to permit banking services for medical-cannabis businesses.
February 15, 2019
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was appointed chairman of the House Veterans Affairs committee for the 84th Legislature.
December 18, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Joined Delegate Michael Folk in a public statement opposing judicial efforts to halt the state Supreme Court impeachment process.
September 26, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 4320 limiting self-benefiting actions by agents under powers of attorney; the governor approved it.
March 27, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4001 on eligibility and fraud controls for public assistance.
March 10, 2018
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 2034 on county budget stabilization funds; it remained in House Finance.
February 8, 2017
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against SB 1012, an increase in cigarette and other tobacco-product taxes during the first extraordinary session.
June 13, 2016
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Led HB 2595 on certificates of need for health facilities, which the governor approved.
April 1, 2015
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 2184 to discontinue Common Core standards and assessments in West Virginia; it remained in committee.
January 21, 2015
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 4521, a sales-tax holiday for gun and ammunition purchases.
March 13, 2010
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 4514 to eliminate the state sales tax on food; it remained in committee.
February 16, 2010
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for HB 2660, expanding the definition of a limited health care service.
March 27, 2009
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Introduced HB 3081, the Coal-to-Liquid Act of 2009; it remained in committee.
March 12, 2009
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Past race Pat McGeehan ran in:
- House of Delegates - District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Delegate District 1; West Virginia · incumbent