West Virginia Senate · District 7

Mike Stuart's West Virginia Senate voting record

Republican Left office Oct. 9, 2025

Mike Stuart resigned from the Senate on October 9, 2025, to become general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Mike Stuart (Republican) was a member of the West Virginia Senate for District 7 until Oct. 9, 2025. This page covers the 611 floor roll calls held while Mike Stuart was in office, from Feb. 17, 2025 to April 12, 2025. Votes with the Senate President on 68% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 88% of party-line votes. Didn't vote on 5% of roll calls. Mike Stuart sponsored 23 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Mike Stuart split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Mike Stuart sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President 68% On 76 contested votes where both voted · 95% on all votes Votes with own party 88% On 58 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 5% 33 of 611 roll calls
Bills passed 0 23 sponsored · 0 became law Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Mike Stuart has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 3 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President
68%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Mike Stuart has left office, so isn't marked.

On 76 contested votes where both voted95% on all 578 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
88%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Mike Stuart has left office, so isn't marked.

On 58 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Mike Stuart sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored23
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill counts for its lead sponsor, the first name its record gives. Co-sponsors aren't credited.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Mike Stuart sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

West Virginia's budget bill doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for West Virginia legislators.

Contested votes where they split

24 against the Senate President; 22 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSenate PresidentMost of their party
April 12, 2025 HB 2695: Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Nay Yea
April 12, 2025 HB 3297: Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
April 12, 2025 SB 576: Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 2009: Relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 2008: Executive Branch Reorganization
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 2695: Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts
Passage		 Nay Nay Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 3492: Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts
Passage		 Nay Nay Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 3297: Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 3174: Requiring municipalities take actions when potential customers apply for water and sewer service
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
April 11, 2025 HB 2511: Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking place
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
April 11, 2025 HB 2267: Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 10, 2025 SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
April 10, 2025 HB 2491: Relating to conditions on holding online raffles
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 9, 2025 HB 3017: Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment
Passage		 Yea Yea Nay
April 9, 2025 HB 2444: Relating to limiting financial records of limited video lottery permittees that are subject to examination by Lottery Commission
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 8, 2025 HB 3017: Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
April 8, 2025 HB 2008: Executive Branch Reorganization
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
April 7, 2025 HB 3030: Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 2, 2025 SB 730: Establishing Forest Carbon Registry
Passage		 Nay Yea —
April 1, 2025 SB 745: Strengthening and reforming lobbying requirements
Motion to Refer		 Nay Nay Yea
March 31, 2025 SB 916: Recognizing authority of Agriculture Commissioner to intervene in matters that negatively affect agritourism
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
March 31, 2025 SB 506: Relating to enhanced pay for teachers
Motion to Refer		 Nay Yea Yea
March 29, 2025 SB 576: Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
March 28, 2025 SB 934: Relating to low-proof spirit alcohol products
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
March 21, 2025 SB 75: Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 7, 2025 SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
March 7, 2025 SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 28, 2025 SB 234: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea

Recent key votes

Mike Stuart's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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  1. April 12, 2025
    Senate
    SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
    Voted yea Passage · Yeas 31, nays 2

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  2. April 12, 2025
    Senate
    SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
    Voted yea Concurrence · Yeas 31, nays 2

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  3. April 12, 2025
    Senate
    SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
    Voted yea Concurrence · Yeas 31, nays 2

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  4. April 12, 2025
    Senate
    SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
    Voted yea Passage by Concurrence · Yeas 31, nays 2

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  5. April 12, 2025
    Senate
    HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
    Voted yea Passage by Concurrence · Yeas 31, nays 2

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Mike Stuart voted on each of the 611 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate PresidentYeas–nays
April 12, 2025SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–2
April 12, 2025SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea31–2
April 12, 2025SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea31–2
April 12, 2025SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea31–2
April 12, 2025HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea31–2
April 12, 2025HB 2267: Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
Adoption of the Conference Report and Repassage		YeaYeaYea25–8
April 12, 2025HB 2695: Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaNay21–12
April 12, 2025HB 3297: Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea27–6
April 12, 2025HB 3357: Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 12, 2025HB 3356: Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 12, 2025SB 837: Eliminating WV Office of Equal Opportunity
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea28–6
April 12, 2025SB 587: Relating generally to government contracting
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea27–7
April 12, 2025SB 576: Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea23–11
April 11, 2025HB 2009: Relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea24–8
April 11, 2025HB 2008: Executive Branch Reorganization
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea24–8
April 11, 2025HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–6
April 11, 2025HB 3503: Relating to regulation by counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of commercial horticulture under the Water Pollution Control Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–3
April 11, 2025HB 2695: Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts
Passage		NayYeaNay19–15
April 11, 2025HB 3492: Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts
Passage		NayYeaNay22–12
April 11, 2025HB 3412: Relating to exemptions from disclosure of certain records; and exempting the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–9
April 11, 2025HB 3297: Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University
Passage		NayYeaYea25–9
April 11, 2025HB 3016: Photo voter ID
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 11, 2025HB 2511: Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking place
Passage		YeaYeaNay23–11
April 11, 2025HB 2267: Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
Passage		NayYeaYea22–12
April 11, 2025HB 2054: Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
Passage		YeaYeaYea22–12
April 10, 2025SB 736: Relating to publication of registered lobbyist information
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea28–4
April 10, 2025SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea24–8
April 10, 2025HB 3444: Relating to inflammation of the eyes of newborns
Passage		Not votingYeaYea18–15
April 10, 2025HB 2755: To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review
Passage		YeaYeaYea19–15
April 10, 2025HB 2742: Relating to creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 10, 2025HB 2491: Relating to conditions on holding online raffles
Passage		NayYeaYea21–13
April 10, 2025HB 2402: Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor's medical record
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 9, 2025SB 627: Removing prohibition against leasing state-owned pore spaces underlying lands designated as state parks
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea26–5
April 9, 2025HB 3279: Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors
Passage		YeaYeaYea19–15
April 9, 2025HB 3017: Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment
Passage		YeaNayYea16–18
April 9, 2025HB 2444: Relating to limiting financial records of limited video lottery permittees that are subject to examination by Lottery Commission
Passage		NayYeaYea24–10
April 8, 2025HB 2752: Relating to motorcycle safety
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–6
April 8, 2025HB 2013: Transfer of employees to classified exempt service
Passage		YeaYeaYea24–10
April 8, 2025HB 2009: Relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch
Passage		YeaYeaYea24–10
April 8, 2025HB 2008: Executive Branch Reorganization
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–9
April 7, 2025HB 3030: Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act
Passage		NayYeaYea28–6
April 4, 2025HB 2233: Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–2
April 4, 2025HB 2172: Relating to adding an athletic trainer to the Board of Physical Therapy
Passage		YeaYeaYea29–4
April 3, 2025HB 2513: Enhancing training requirements for county boards of education members
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–7
April 2, 2025SB 942: Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–4
April 2, 2025SB 933: Creating Small Business Protection Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–9
April 2, 2025SB 730: Establishing Forest Carbon Registry
Passage		Nay—Yea16–18
April 2, 2025SB 639: Creating WV Small Business Appreciation and Acknowledgement Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–7
April 2, 2025SB 569: Establishing certain rights for purchasers of residential improvements
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–4
April 2, 2025SB 470: Creating WV Athletic Freedom Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 2, 2025SB 252: Requiring coverage of home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain Medicaid recipients
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–6
April 1, 2025SB 940: Relating to Water Pollution Control Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
April 1, 2025SB 875: Relating to container labeling of nonintoxicating beer and nonintoxicating craft beer
Passage		YeaYeaYea20–13
April 1, 2025SB 677: Increasing fees charged by Commissioner of Securities for each offering
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–6
April 1, 2025SB 85: Prohibiting use or sale of abortifacients
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–5
March 31, 2025SB 916: Recognizing authority of Agriculture Commissioner to intervene in matters that negatively affect agritourism
Passage		NayNayYea13–21
March 31, 2025SB 718: Relating to hospital transparency
Passage		YeaYeaYea22–12
March 31, 2025SB 663: Creating Fair Access to Financial Services Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–9
March 29, 2025HB 2411: To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards
Passage		YeaYeaYea29–4
March 29, 2025SB 837: Eliminating WV Office of Equal Opportunity
Passage		YeaYeaYea29–4
March 29, 2025SB 748: Creating Safer Communities Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–8
March 29, 2025SB 576: Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing
Passage		YeaYeaNay24–9
March 28, 2025SB 934: Relating to low-proof spirit alcohol products
Passage		YeaYeaNay21–11
March 27, 2025SB 871: Removing persons who perform drywall services from definition of "contractor" in Contractor Licensing Act
Passage		Not votingYeaYea24–9
March 27, 2025SB 505: Ensuring Reliable and Affordable Electricity Act
Passage		Not votingYeaYea22–11
March 26, 2025SB 705: Allowing Board of Education to promulgate rules for submission to Legislature
Passage		YeaYeaYea19–15
March 26, 2025SB 655: Providing for immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks
Passage		YeaYeaYea26–8
March 26, 2025SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
March 26, 2025SB 249: Expanding employment and training requirements necessary for SNAP benefits
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
March 24, 2025SB 579: Relating to Home Rule Reform
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–8
March 21, 2025SB 75: Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund
Passage		NayYeaYea25–9
March 20, 2025SB 738: Terminating Employee Suggestion Award Board
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–9
March 20, 2025SB 734: Repealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan
Passage		YeaYeaYea29–5
March 19, 2025SB 719: Relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–6
March 19, 2025SB 547: Creating Charter Schools Startup Fund
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–2
March 18, 2025SB 548: Creating Safety and Violence Education for Students Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea26–8
March 14, 2025SB 592: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–7
March 14, 2025HB 2354: Banning certain products from food in West Virginia
Passage by Concurrence		Not votingYeaYea26–4
March 12, 2025SB 521: Requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates
Passage		YeaYeaYea22–12
March 10, 2025SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry
Passage		NayYeaYea22–11
March 6, 2025SB 299: Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
March 4, 2025SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–2
March 3, 2025SB 124: Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–2
Feb. 28, 2025SB 234: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction
Passage		NayYeaYea22–11
Feb. 21, 2025SB 460: Relating to vaccine requirements
Passage		Not votingYeaYea20–12

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the West Virginia Legislature's roll-call records, Journals and bill histories, Feb. 13, 2025 to March 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections