DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Hollis Lewis

West Virginia State Delegate, District 57 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

West Virginia State Delegate, District 57

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
0
8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.4%
Chamber median 2.4%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+9.9
Won 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Government Organization · democratic vice chair
  • Corrections and Public Safety Legislative Oversight Interim Committees
  • Government Organization
  • Health
  • Health and Human Resources
  • Law Institute

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 8 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 5562 Relating to establishing a process for the Department of Highways to receive complaints from the public…
Roads and Transportation · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 5589 Relating to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Public Safety · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 5580 Relating to liability of the local emergency telephone systems.
Public Service Commission · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 5486 Relating to adding Juneteenth to the list of legal holidays and providing when it should be observed if it…
Local and Special Laws · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 5485 Relating to increasing the state minimum wage.
Salaries · Failed in committee Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lewis sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates

Lewis is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianLewisMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Sean Hornbuckle, John Williams, Anitra Hamilton

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

With Lewis’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Lewis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Lewis 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 House of Delegates, District 57Won—D+4.8—
2024West Virginia House of Delegates, District 57WonD+9.9D+4.8+5.1

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

How we know Lewis

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET