Matthew Rohrbach

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Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 17
Predecessor: Dale Stephens

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Marshall University

Medical

Marshall University

Personal
Birthplace
Huntington, W.Va.
Religion
American Baptist
Profession
Physician
Contact

Official website

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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, 2026.

Rohrbach (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 26. He won in the general election on November 5, 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:

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2021-2022

Rohrbach was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Rohrbach was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• 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:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

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 won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach (R)
 
100.0
 
6,046

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 6,046
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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
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach
 
100.0
 
1,846

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,846
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rohrbach in this election.

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
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach (R)
 
56.7
 
2,877
Image of Sydnee Smirl McElroy
Sydnee Smirl McElroy (D)
 
43.3
 
2,199

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Sydnee Smirl McElroy
Sydnee Smirl McElroy
 
76.0
 
776
Image of H. Kate White
H. Kate White Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
245

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach
 
100.0
 
980

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach (R)
 
39.5
 
7,471
✔
Image of Chad Lovejoy
Chad Lovejoy (D)
 
32.6
 
6,167
Image of Jeanette Rowsey
Jeanette Rowsey (D)
 
27.9
 
5,283

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Chad Lovejoy
Chad Lovejoy
 
52.0
 
2,967
✔
Image of Jeanette Rowsey
Jeanette Rowsey
 
48.0
 
2,743

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,710
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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
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach
 
100.0
 
2,792

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,792
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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
✔
Image of Chad Lovejoy
Chad Lovejoy (D)
 
29.8
 
5,741
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach (R)
 
29.7
 
5,726
Image of Jeanette Rowsey
Jeanette Rowsey (D)
 
21.6
 
4,161
Image of Joyce Holland
Joyce Holland (R)
 
18.9
 
3,643

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Chad Lovejoy
Chad Lovejoy
 
50.3
 
1,998
✔
Image of Jeanette Rowsey
Jeanette Rowsey
 
37.9
 
1,505
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Christopher Hughart
 
11.8
 
469

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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
✔
Image of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach
 
63.6
 
1,748
✔
Image of Joyce Holland
Joyce Holland
 
36.4
 
1,002

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,750
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chad Lovejoy 30.16% 5,911
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joe Fincham 27.68% 1,565
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anne Brockus Dandelet 24.34% 1,117
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Rohrbach Incumbent 43.49% 1,996
     Republican Jarred Cannon 17.47% 802
     Republican Alex Parlock 14.71% 675
Total Votes 4,590


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Rohrbach 29.1% 4,282
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas 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

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matthew Rohrbach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey. ===2022===

Matthew Rohrbach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Matthew Rohrbach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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."

Campaign finance summary

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Matthew Rohrbach campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia House of Delegates District 26Won general$0 $0
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 26Won general$86,032 $52,206
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 17Won general$37,200 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 17Won general$42,940 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17Won $56,853 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17Won $41,575 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Matthew Rohrbach," accessed February 24, 2023
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    7. ↑ mattforhouse.com, "Issues and Solutions," accessed August 28, 2014

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    Ed Evans (D)     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 26
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    Preceded by
    Dale Stephens (D)     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 17
    2015-2022    		 Succeeded by
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