West Virginia Senate · District 16
Patricia Rucker's West Virginia Senate voting record
Patricia Rucker (Republican) is a member of the West Virginia Senate for District 16. This page covers the 1,324 floor roll calls held while Patricia Rucker was in office, from Feb. 17, 2025 to March 14, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 87% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 97% of party-line votes. 67th percentile in the West Virginia Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0.5% of roll calls. Patricia Rucker sponsored 332 statewide bills this term; 27 passed. Below are the contested votes where Patricia Rucker split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Patricia Rucker sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Patricia Rucker's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. 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
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Patricia Rucker.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Patricia Rucker.
Bills
The bills Patricia Rucker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 332 |
| Passed both chambers | 27 |
| Became law | 26 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
| Referred to the voters | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 2 of 34 in the Senate · 2 of 32 Republicans
A bill counts for its lead sponsor, the first name its record gives. Co-sponsors aren't credited.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SJR 9 (2026 Regular Session) Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment |
Referred to the voters | March 14, 2026 |
| SB 659 (2026 Regular Session) Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units |
Became law | Jan. 29, 2026 |
| SB 490 (2026 Regular Session) Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants |
Became law | Jan. 19, 2026 |
| SB 374 (2026 Regular Session) Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules |
Became law | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| SB 309 (2026 Regular Session) Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules |
Became law | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| SB 281 (2026 Regular Session) Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules |
Became law | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| SB 256 (2026 Regular Session) Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules |
Became law | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| SB 251 (2026 Regular Session) Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules |
Became law | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| SB 63 (2026 Regular Session) Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act |
Became law | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| SB 59 (2026 Regular Session) Relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements |
Became law | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| SB 54 (2026 Regular Session) Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults |
Became law | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| SB 44 (2026 Regular Session) Relating to sale of homemade food items |
Became law | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| SB 876 (2025 Regular Session) Terminating certain requirements for Tax Commissioner to submit reports, publish information, and provide notice |
Became law | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 863 (2025 Regular Session) Removing reference to Information Services and Communications Division |
Became law | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 862 (2025 Regular Session) Repealing antiquated language related to Voluntary Gilding Dome Check-Off Program |
Became law | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 861 (2025 Regular Session) Updating references to reflect consolidation of Information Services and Communications Division into Office of Technology |
Became law | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 856 (2025 Regular Session) Removing certain reporting requirements to Joint Committee on Government and Finance |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 844 (2025 Regular Session) Exempting non-native quail and partridge from game farm requirement if owned for agricultural purposes |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 837 (2025 Regular Session) Eliminating WV Office of Equal Opportunity |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 828 (2025 Regular Session) Clarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staff |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 823 (2025 Regular Session) Clarifying and separating duties between Division of Emergency Management and DEP |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 810 (2025 Regular Session) Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nurses |
Became law | March 19, 2025 |
| SB 746 (2025 Regular Session) Allowing State Board of Education to delegate its Medicaid provider status to public charter schools |
Became law | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 738 (2025 Regular Session) Terminating Employee Suggestion Award Board |
Became law | March 11, 2025 |
| SB 736 (2025 Regular Session) Relating to publication of registered lobbyist information |
Became law | March 11, 2025 |
| SB 734 (2025 Regular Session) Repealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan |
Became law | March 11, 2025 |
| SB 75 (2025 Regular Session) Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund |
Became law | Feb. 12, 2025 |
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
19 against the Senate President; 22 against most of their party.
Recent key votes
Patricia Rucker'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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March 14, 2026
SenateHB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor ActWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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March 14, 2026
SenateHB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-oldsWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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March 14, 2026
SenateSB 4: Relating to crimes against public justiceWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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March 14, 2026
SenateSB 182: Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustmentWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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March 14, 2026
SenateHB 4951: Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing educationWhat 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 Patricia Rucker voted on each of the 1,324 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.wvlegislature.gov
- patricia.rucker@wvsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 206W, Complex, Building 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305
304-357-7957 - District office
- WV
304-279-1619
Committees
- Rule-Making Review Chair
- School Choice Chair
- Agriculture
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Department of Transportation Accountability Legislative Oversight Commission
- Government Organization
- Government Organization
- Health
- Health and Human Resources
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Transportation and Infrastructure
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the West Virginia Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.
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