West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) 2018 Recorded Votes - State Senate
ISSUE #1 - SB 486 – Stabilizing PEIA benefits Description: A bill dedicating additional funds to PEIA Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Table the Motion to Discharge Bill from Banking & Insurance Committee - RCS #204 – SEQ. NO. 0204. – February 27, 2018 - 11:31AM YEAS: 21 - NAYS: 12- NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #2 - SB 267 – Increasing salaries of certain state employees Description: Amendment to increase educators’ pay to 3% Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Second Reading Amendment - RCS #51 – SEQ. NO. 0051. – February 1, 2018 - 1:43PM YEAS: 12 - NAYS: 22 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #3 - SB 267 – Increasing salaries of certain state employees Description: Amendment to increase starting teacher salaries Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Second Reading Amendment 2 - RCS #52 – SEQ. NO. 0052. – February 1, 2018 - 1:51PM YEAS: 11 - NAYS: 22 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / NAY VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #4 - SB 267 – Increasing salaries of certain state employees Description: Amendment to lower House’s proposed pay raise Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Amendment to House Amendment – RCS #165 – SEQ. NO. 0165. February 20, 2018 - 6:09PM YEAS: 21 - NAYS: 12 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #5 - SB 267 – Increasing salaries of certain state employees Description: Motion to discharge the pay bill from Rules Committee Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Discharge from Rules – RCS #136 – SEQ. NO. 0136. February 16, 2018 - 11:34AM YEAS: 12 - NAYS: 21 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / NAY VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #6 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: To table motion to take up the pay bill for immediate consideration Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Table Immediate Consideration – RCS #271 – SEQ. NO. 0271. – March 1, 2018 - 12:47PM YEAS: 20 - NAYS: 14 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #7 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: To table motion to withdraw the pay bill from Finance Committee Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Table Withdraw from Finance Committee – RCS #276 – SEQ. NO. 0276. – March 2, 2018 - 12:10PM YEAS: 20 - NAYS: 13 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #8 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: To remove motion for immediate consideration from the table (re-active bill) Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Remove Motion for Immediate Consideration from the Table – RCS #303 – SEQ. NO. 0303. – March 3, 2018 - 10:08AM YEAS: 14 - NAYS: 20 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #9 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: Amendment to lower proposed pay raise Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Second Reading Amendment – RCS #327 – SEQ. NO. 0327. – March 3, 2018 - 6:56PM YEAS: 19 - NAYS: 15 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #10 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: To reconsider passage (because had accidentally passed higher raise) Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Reconsider Passage – RCS #332 – SEQ. NO. 0332. – March 3, 2018 - 8:47PM YEAS: 20 - NAYS: 12- NOT VOTING: 2-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #11 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: Amend the amendment (to “fix” bill by lowering the pay raise) Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Second Reading Amendment to Amendment – RCS #336 – SEQ. NO. 0336. – March 3, 2018 - 9:31PM YEAS: 19 - NAYS: 13 - NOT VOTING: 2-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #12 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: Amendment to “fix” bill by lowering the pay raise Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Second Reading Amendment as Amended – RCS #337 – SEQ. NO. 0337. – March 3, 2018 - 9:32PM YEAS: 19 - NAYS: 13 - NOT VOTING: 2-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #13 - HB 4145 – Increasing the annual salaries of members of the WV State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel Description: Vote to refuse the House’s higher pay raise Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Refuse to Recede – RCS #341 – SEQ. NO. 0341. – March 3, 2018 - 10:24PM YEAS: 19 - NAYS: 13 - NOT VOTING: 2-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #14 - SB 335 – Protecting employees’ wages or salaries from being withheld or diverted for political activities. Description: Paycheck Deception - Passage Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Third Reading – RCS #85 – SEQ. NO. 0085. February 9, 2018- 12:18PM YEAS: 20 - NAYS: 13 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #15 - SB 474 – Requiring that certain documents filed pursuant to WV Jobs Act which include records of wages be considered confidential Description: Keeping information required by the WV Jobs Act secret -Passage Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Third Reading – RCS #169 – SEQ. NO. 0169. February 22, 2018- 12:19PM YEAS: 21 - NAYS: 12 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #16 - SB 558 – Relating to certification requirements for crane operators Description: Lowering certification requirements for crane operations - Passage Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Third Reading – RCS #217 – SEQ. NO. 0217. February 27, 2018- 12:43PM YEAS: 20 - NAYS: 13 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #17 - SB 458 – Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting regulations or legal requirements relating to employer-employee relationships Description: Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting employee-employer regulations - Passage Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Third Reading – RCS #127 – SEQ. NO. 0127. February 15, 2018- 2:14PM YEAS: 22 - NAYS: 12 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #18 - SB 494 – Considering members of State Teachers Retirement System absent while serving as officer with state-wide professional association Description: Disqualifying officers with statewide professional associations from state Teachers Retirement System - Passage Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Third Reading – RCS #159 – SEQ. NO. 0159. February 20, 2018- 1:12PM YEAS: 19 - NAYS: 14 - NOT VOTING: 1-Absent / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained 2018 Votes Accumulative Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election.
DISTRICT - SENATOR - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R W A SD 1 - Ryan Ferns (R) Ohio W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 9 48 0 SD 1 - Ryan Weld (R) Brooke W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 44 0
SD 2 - Mike Maroney (R) Marshall W W W A A W W W W A A A A W W W W R 1 17 9 SD 2 - Charles Clements (R) Monongalia W W W W W W W W W W W W W R W W W R 7 40 0
SD 3 - Donna Boley (R) Pleasants W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 16 84 0 SD 3 - Mike Azinger (R) Wood W W A W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 42 2
SD 4 - Mitch Carmichael (R) Jackson W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 9 70 4 SD 4 - Mark Drennan (R) Putnam W W W W W W W W R W W W W W W W R W 2 16 0
SD 5 - Mike Woelfel (D) Cabell R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 40 2 0 SD 5 - Robert Plymale (D) Wayne R R W R R R R R R R R R R A R R W R 55 23 1
SD 6 - Mark Maynard (R) Wayne W W W R W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 1 42 0 SD 6 - Chandler Swope (R) Mercer W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 27 0
SD 7 - Ron Stollings (D) Boone R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 43 6 0 SD 7 - Richard Ojeda (D) Logan R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 27 0 0
SD 8 - Glenn Jeffries (D) Putnam R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 27 0 0 SD 8 - Ed Gaunch (R) Kanawha W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 43 0
SD 9 - Sue Cline (R) Wyoming W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 36 0 SD 9 - Lynne Arvon (R) Raleigh W W W W W R R R R W R R R W W W W W 10 36 1
SD 10 - Stephen Baldwin (D) Greenbrier R R R W R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 23 1 0 SD 10 - Kenny Mann (R) Monroe A W W W W R A R R A A A A R W A W W 4 16 7
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election. Accumulative
2018 Votes
DISTRICT - SENATOR - COUNTY Total
ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R W A
SD 11 - Robert Karnes (R) Upshur W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 42 0 SD 11 - Greg Boso (R) Nicholas W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 43 0
SD 12 - Mike Romano (D) Harrison R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 42 0 0 SD 12 - Doug Facemire (D) Braxton R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 46 3 0
SD 13 - Robert Beach (D) Monongalia R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 64 16 0 SD 13 - Roman Prezioso (D) Marion R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 76 19 0
SD 14 - Randy Smith (R) Taylor W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W R W A 4 45 1 SD 14 - Dave Sypolt (R) Preston W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 49 0
SD 15 - Craig Blair (R) Berkeley W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 7 64 0 SD 15 - Charles Trump (R) Morgan W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 11 77 0
SD 16 - John Unger (D) Berkeley R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 61 3 2 SD 16 - Patricia Rucker (R) Jefferson W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 27 0
SD 17 - Corey Palumbo (D) Kanawha R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 54 13 0 SD 17 - Tom Takubo (R) Kanawha W W W W W W W W W W W W W W A W W W 0 40 1
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West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) 2018 Recorded Votes - House of Delegates
ISSUE #1 - SB 267 – Increasing salaries of certain state employees Description: Amendment to increase state employee pay by 5% Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates - The Vote: HFA Miley ET AL 2-12 – RCS# 87 – February 12, 2018 -1:41PM YEAS: 42 - NAYS: 58 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
ISSUE #2 - SB 267 – Increasing salaries of certain state employees Description: Concur in Senate Amendment to lower pay raise. Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates - The Vote: Concur in Senate Amend – RCS #175 – February 20, 2018 - 8:26PM YEAS: 53 - NAYS: 43 - NOT VOTING: 4 / YEA VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election.
Accumulative DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY
2018 ISSUE ISSUE TOTAL 1 2 R W A R W A HD 1 - Pat McGeehan (R) Hancock W W 0 2 0 9 20 3 HD 1 - Mark Zatezalo (R) Hancock W W 0 2 0 0 21 2
HD 2 - Phillip Diserio (D) Brooke R R 2 0 0 19 0 0
HD 3 - Shawn Fluharty (D) Ohio R R 2 0 0 24 1 0 HD 3 - Erikka Storch (R) Ohio W R 1 1 0 23 12 0
HD 4 - Michael Ferro (D) Marshall R R 2 0 0 45 0 0 HD 4 - Joe Canestraro (D) Marshall R R 2 0 0 8 0 0
HD 5 - Dave Pethtel (D) Wetzel R R 2 0 0 75 17 0
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election.
Accumulative
DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY 201 8 ISSUE ISSUE TOTAL 1 2 R W A R W A HD 6 - William Romine (R) Tyler W W 0 2 0 25 45 1
HD 7 - Jason Harshbarger (R) Ritchie W W 0 2 0 0 8 0
HD 8 - Bill Anderson (R) Wood W W 0 2 0 32 64 0
HD 9 - Ray Hollen (R) Wirt W W 0 2 0 0 8 0
HD 10 - Frank Deem (R) Wood W A 0 1 1 50 105 6 HD 10 - John Kelly (R) Wood W W 0 2 0 3 18 2 HD 10 - Vernon Criss (R) Wood W W 0 2 0 2 19 0
HD 11 - Martin Atkinson (R) Roane W W 0 2 0 0 15 0
HD 12 - Steve Westfall (R) Jackson W W 0 2 0 6 24 0
HD 13 - Scott Brewer (D) Mason R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 13 - Joshua Higginbotham (R) Putnam W W 0 2 0 0 8 0
HD 14 - Jim Butler (R) Mason W W 0 2 0 5 25 0
HD 15 - Geoff Foster (R) Putnam W W 0 2 0 0 24 1
HD 16 - Sean Hornbuckle (D) Cabell R R 2 0 0 21 0 2 HD 16 - Carol Miller (R) Cabell W W 0 2 0 18 29 1 HD 16 - Chuck Romine (R) Cabell W W 0 2 0 10 25 0
HD 17 - Chad Lovejoy (D) Cabell R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 17 - Matthew Rohrbach (R) Cabell W R 1 1 0 14 9 0
HD 18 - Kelli Sobonya (R) Cabell W W 0 2 0 20 45 0
HD 19 - Robert Thompson (D) Wayne R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 19 - Ken Hicks (D) Wayne R R 2 0 0 23 0 1
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election.
Accumulative 2018 DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE TOTAL 1 2 R W A R W A HD 20 - Justin Marcum (D) Mingo R R 2 0 0 32 2 1
HD 21 - Mark Dean (R) Mingo R R 2 0 0 5 3 0
HD 22 - Zack Maynard (R) Lincoln R R 2 0 0 6 2 0 HD 22 - Jeff Eldridge (D) Lincoln R R 2 0 0 49 0 1
HD 23 - Rodney Miller (D) Boone R R 2 0 0 8 0 0
HD 24 - Rupert Phillips (R) Logan R A 1 0 1 25 8 1 HD 24 - Ralph Rodighiero (D) Logan R R 2 0 0 42 1 1
HD 25 - Tony Paynter (R) Wyoming R R 2 0 0 6 2 0
HD 26 - Ed Evans (D) McDowell R R 2 0 0 8 0 0
HD 27 - Marty Gearheart (R) Mercer W W 0 2 0 2 32 0 HD 27 - John Shott (R) Mercer W W 0 2 0 10 32 0 HD 27 - Joe Ellington (R) Mercer W W 0 2 0 3 30 2
HD 28 - Roy Cooper (R) Summers W W 0 2 0 3 27 1 HD 28 - Jeffrey Pack (R) Raleigh W W 0 2 0 5 31 0
HD 29 - Rick Moye (D) Raleigh R R 2 0 0 50 2 0
HD 30 - Mick Bates (D) Raleigh R R 2 0 0 19 2 1
HD 31 - Chanda Adkins (R) Raleigh W W 0 2 0 0 2 0
HD 32 - Tom Fast (R) Fayette W W 0 2 0 0 25 0 HD 32 - Shirley Love (D) Fayette R R 2 0 0 26 11 0 HD 32 - Kayla Kessinger (R) Fayette W W 0 2 0 0 23 0
HD 33 - Roger Hanshaw (R) Clay W W 0 2 0 7 16 2
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election.
201 8 Accumulative
DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE TOTAL 1 2 R W A R W A HD 34 - Brent Boggs (D) Braxton R R 2 0 0 73 9 1
HD 35 - Andrew Byrd (D) Kanawha R R 2 0 0 23 2 0 HD 35 - Eric Nelson (R) Kanawha W W 0 2 0 7 28 0 HD 35 - Moore Capito (R) Kanawha W W 0 2 0 1 7 0 HD 35 - Charlotte Lane (R) Kanawha W A 0 1 1 0 14 2
HD 36 - Andrew Robinson (D) Kanawha R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 36 - Larry Rowe (D) Kanawha R R 2 0 0 42 2 1 HD 36 - Brad White (R) Kanawha W A 0 1 1 1 21 2 w HD 37 - Mike Pushkin (D) Kanawha R R 2 0 0 23 0 1
HD 38 - Dianna Graves (R) Putnam W W 0 2 0 0 2 0
HD 39 - Ron Walters (R) Kanawha W W 0 2 0 20 66 4-A 1-E
HD 40 - Tim Armstead (R) Kanawha W W 0 2 0 14 60 0
HD 41 - Jordan Hill (R) Nicholas W W 0 2 0 0 23 0
HD 42 - Jeff Campbell (D) Greenbrier R R 2 0 0 2 0 0 HD 42 - “Boogie” Ambler (R) Greenbrier W W 0 2 0 8 23 0
HD 43 - Phil Isner (D) Randolph R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 43 - Bill Hartman (D) Randolph R R 2 0 0 41 24 0
HD 44 - Dana Lynch (D) Webster R R 2 0 0 32 0 2
HD 45 - Bill Hamilton (R) Upshur R R 2 0 0 53 10 0
HD 46 - Patrick Martin (R) Lewis W W 0 2 0 1 7 0
HD 47 - Danny Wagner (R) Barbour W W 0 2 0 5 18 0 (D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election.
Accumulative 201 8 TOTAL DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE
1 2 R W A R W A HD 48 - Richard Iaquinta (D) Harrison R R 2 0 0 42 2 4 HD 48 - Tim Miley (D) Harrison R R 2 0 0 50 0 0 HD 48 - Ben Queen (R) Harrison W W 0 2 0 1 7 0 HD 48 - Danny Hamrick (R) Harrison W W 0 2 0 5 27 0
HD 49 - Amy Summers (R) Taylor W W 0 2 0 0 25 0
HD 50 - Mike Caputo (D) Marion R R 2 0 0 83 0 0 HD 50 - Linda Longstreth (D) Marion R R 2 0 0 51 0 2 HD 50 - Guy Ward (R) Marion R R 2 0 0 8 0 0
HD 51 - Barbara Fleischauer (D) Mon. R R 2 0 0 90 5 1 HD 51 - John Williams (D) Monongalia R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 51 - Joe Statler (R) Monongalia W W 0 2 0 1 22 0 HD 51 - Rodney Pyles (D) Monongalia R R 2 0 0 8 0 0 HD 51 - Cindy Frich (R) Monongalia W W 0 2 0 12 31 0
HD 52 - Terri Sypolt (R) Preston W W 0 2 0 0 8 0
HD 53 – D. Rolland Jennings (R) Preston W W 0 2 0 0 2 0
HD 54 - Allen Evans (R) Grant W W 0 2 0 37 57 0
HD 55 - Isaac Sponaugle (D) Pendleton R R 2 0 0 31 0 0
HD 56 - Gary Howell (R) Mineral W W 0 2 0 3 33 1
HD 57 - Ruth Rowan (R) Hampshire W W 0 2 0 20 34 0
HD 58 - Daryl Cowles (R) Morgan W W 0 2 0 6 42 0
HD 59 - Saira Blair (R) Berkeley W W 0 2 0 0 22 1
TOTAL
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election. Accumulative 201 8 TOTAL DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE
1 2 R W A R W A HD 60 - S. Wilson (R) Berkeley W W 0 2 0 0 8 0
HD 61 - Jason Barrett (R) Berkeley R R 2 0 0 16 0 0
HD 62 - John Overington (R) Berkeley W W 0 2 0 15 108 0
HD 63 - “Mike” Folk (R) Berkeley W W 0 2 0 9 23 1
HD 64 - Eric Householder (R) Berkeley W W 0 2 0 1 34 1
HD 65 - Jill Upson (R) Jefferson W W 0 2 0 2 21 0
HD 66 - Paul Espinosa (R) Jefferson W W 0 2 0 3 27 0
HD 67 - Riley Moore (R) Jefferson W W 0 2 0 1 7 0
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