Matthew Rohrbach
2022 - Present
2024
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Matthew Rohrbach (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 26. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2024.
Rohrbach (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 26. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
Matthew Rohrbach was born in Huntington, West Virginia. Rohrbach earned a bachelor's degree from Marshall University and a medical degree from the Marshall University Medical School. Rohrbach completed his medical internship at the University of Tennessee, his residency at the University of Kentucky, and his fellowship at East Tennessee State University. His career experience includes working as a physician.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Rohrbach was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- Health and Human Resources Accountability Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
2021-2022
Rohrbach was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- House Health and Human Resources Committee, Chair
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
- Technology & Infrastructure Committee
2019-2020
Rohrbach was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- House Health and Human Resources Committee
- Senior Citizen Issues Committee, Vice-Chair
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee, Chair
- Technology and Infrastructure Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Political Subdivisions |
| • Roads and Transportation |
| • Senior Citizen Issues, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rohrbach served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Roads and Transportation |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach is running in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on November 5, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach | 100.0 | 1,846 |
| Total votes: 1,846 | |||
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2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach defeated Sydnee Smirl McElroy in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach (R) | 56.7 | 2,877 |
 | Sydnee Smirl McElroy (D) | 43.3 | 2,199 | |
| Total votes: 5,076 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Sydnee Smirl McElroy defeated H. Kate White in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sydnee Smirl McElroy | 76.0 | 776 |
 | H. Kate White | 24.0 | 245 | |
| Total votes: 1,021 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach | 100.0 | 980 |
| Total votes: 980 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach and incumbent Chad Lovejoy defeated Jeanette Rowsey in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach (R) | 39.5 | 7,471 |
| ✔ |  | Chad Lovejoy (D) | 32.6 | 6,167 |
 | Jeanette Rowsey (D) | 27.9 | 5,283 | |
| Total votes: 18,921 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chad Lovejoy and Jeanette Rowsey advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Lovejoy | 52.0 | 2,967 |
| ✔ | | Jeanette Rowsey | 48.0 | 2,743 |
| Total votes: 5,710 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary Ann Claytor (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach | 100.0 | 2,792 |
| Total votes: 2,792 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chad Lovejoy and incumbent Matthew Rohrbach defeated Jeanette Rowsey and Joyce Holland in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Lovejoy (D) | 29.8 | 5,741 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach (R) | 29.7 | 5,726 |
| Jeanette Rowsey (D) | 21.6 | 4,161 | |
 | Joyce Holland (R) | 18.9 | 3,643 | |
| Total votes: 19,271 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chad Lovejoy and Jeanette Rowsey defeated Christopher Hughart in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Lovejoy | 50.3 | 1,998 |
| ✔ | | Jeanette Rowsey | 37.9 | 1,505 |
 | Christopher Hughart | 11.8 | 469 | |
| Total votes: 3,972 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach and Joyce Holland advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rohrbach | 63.6 | 1,748 |
| ✔ | | Joyce Holland | 36.4 | 1,002 |
| Total votes: 2,750 | |||
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2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Douglas Reynolds (D) did not seek re-election.
Chad Lovejoy and incumbent Matthew Rohrbach defeated Joe Fincham and Anne Brockus Dandelet in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Chad Lovejoy |
30.16% | 5,911 | |
| Republican | Matthew Rohrbach Incumbent |
32.26% | 6,322 | |
| Democratic | Joe Fincham | 14.91% | 2,922 | |
| Republican | Anne Brockus Dandelet | 22.67% | 4,444 | |
| Total Votes | 19,599 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Joe Fincham and Chad Lovejoy defeated Jerry Tighe in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joe Fincham |
27.68% | 1,565 | |
| Democratic | Chad Lovejoy |
53.85% | 3,044 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Tighe | 18.47% | 1,044 | |
| Total Votes | 5,653 | |||
Anne Brockus Dandelet and incumbent Matthew Rohrbach defeated Jarred Cannon and Alex Parlock in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Anne Brockus Dandelet |
24.34% | 1,117 | |
| Republican | Matthew Rohrbach Incumbent |
43.49% | 1,996 | |
| Republican | Jarred Cannon | 17.47% | 802 | |
| Republican | Alex Parlock | 14.71% | 675 | |
| Total Votes | 4,590 | |||
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 17 is represented by two delegates. Incumbents Douglas Reynolds and Dale Stephens were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joyce Holland and Matthew Rohrbach were unopposed in the Republican primary. Reynolds and Rohrbach defeated Stephens and Holland in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matthew Rohrbach |
29.1% | 4,282 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Reynolds Incumbent |
28.6% | 4,212 | |
| Democratic | Dale Stephens Incumbent | 23.9% | 3,516 | |
| Republican | Joyce Holland | 18.4% | 2,716 | |
| Total Votes | 14,726 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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===2022===
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2020
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2014
Rohrbach's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
Jobs and Economic Development
- Excerpt: "I am in favor of tax-based incentives for employers to train their potential and current workforce to better their productivity and careers. I believe that a true partnership between education and workforce will lead to outstanding opportunities for not only our young people but our current workforce."
Drug Use
- Excerpt: "The region has always been known as one of the safest communities in the country. I want to do all that I can to keep it that way. We must empower our law enforcement officials with the tools, training and resources they need to fight this challenge while continuing to increase the educational efforts in our schools about the effects of drug abuse."
Business climate
- Excerpt: "The cornerstone of this campaign is to take control of the issues that we face as a community. Pro-Business minded leadership at the state level has been needed and I am that leader. I believe that we, as a state, do not provide the necessary incentives for a business to locate here let alone prosper. This must be changed."
Legal Environment
- Excerpt: "Not only is the tax structure within the state a problem, we must fix the judicial system so businesses are willing to expand and locate here. We need to expand the business court environment that has been inacted and also provide additional tort reform within the state and stay the fight against the tort reform that caused many of my partners to leave this area."
Health and wellness
- Excerpt: "We need to create a healthier society through education and action. With the States expansion of Medicaid it is catamount to provide this to our children so that they will be healthy and productive citizens."
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2023
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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
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2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Matthew Rohrbach," accessed February 24, 2023
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ mattforhouse.com, "Issues and Solutions," accessed August 28, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ed Evans (D) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Dale Stephens (D) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
