RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Eric Brooks

West Virginia State Delegate, District 45 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

West Virginia State Delegate, District 45Born 1971

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
4
65 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.1%
Chamber median 2.4%
With party
90%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+24.3
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Corrections and Public Safety Legislative Oversight Interim Committees
  • Government Organization
  • Government Organization
  • Veterans' Affairs Select

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 65 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4552 Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers
Corrections · Became law Jun 2026
HB 4561 Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office.
County Officials · Became law Jun 2026
HB 4990 Relating to crimes using gift cards
Crime · Became law Jun 2026
HB 4563 Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle
Roads and Transportation · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 4570 To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant…
Courts · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Brooks sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates

Brooks is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBrooksMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Robbie Martin, Adam Burkhammer,

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET

With Brooks’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Brooks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillBrooksRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 14, 2026HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-oldsYesYesNoPassed 89–8
Mar 14, 2026SB 587: Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officialsNoYesYesPassed 54–42
Mar 14, 2026HB 4004: Creating the Recharge West Virginia ProgramNoYesYesPassed 55–40
Mar 14, 2026HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election…YesYesNoPassed 82–14
Mar 13, 2026SB 648: Strategic and Critical Resources ActYesYesNoPassed 88–7

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Brooks was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026West Virginia Delegate District 45WonR+24.3R+53.1−28.8
2024West Virginia House of Delegates, District 45Won———
2022West Virginia House of Delegates, District 45WonR+30.2——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

How we know Brooks

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET