Joe Parsons
West Virginia State Delegate, District 16 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
West Virginia State Delegate, District 16Television presenter
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 0
- 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.1%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +37.8
- 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.
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Economic Development
- Education
- Energy and Public Works
- Energy and Public Works
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Professions and Occupations · Failed in committee Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Parsons sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates
Parsons is closer to the center than 69% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bill Roop, Mark Dean, Bill Anderson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Parsons’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
- 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: Parsons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Parsons | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 89–8 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | SB 587: Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 54–42 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4004: Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 55–40 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 82–14 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 648: Strategic and Critical Resources Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 88–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Parsons 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia Delegate District 16 | Won | R+37.8 | R+62.0 | −24.2 |
| 2024 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Parsons has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Parsons has run against
- Jason M. Barr (D) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Parsons
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e2f71bb6-832a-46f3-8247-5e2c16685fe1
- Wikidata Q134983739
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET