West Virginia State Senate
House Roster | Senate RosterJoey Garcia (D - Marion, 13)
Assistant Minority Leader
CONTACT
joey.garcia@wvsenate.govCapitol Office:
Room 213W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7961
Joey Garcia Biography
Date of Birth: January 30th, 1983
Education: J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 2009; B.A. History, West Virginia University, 2005; Fairmont Senior High School, 2001
Occupation: Attorney
Spouse: Heather Hoelscher
Parents: David and Kelly Garcia
Religion: United Methodist
Town of Birth: Marietta, OH
Affiliations: Marion County Chamber of Commerce; Fairmont Marion County Regional Airport Authority; West Virginia Association for Justice; Fairmont Lions Club
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Banking and InsuranceEducation
Energy, Industry and Mining
Health and Human Resources
Interstate Cooperation
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Transportation and Infrastructure
INTERIM COMMITTEES:
Committee on Flooding
Corrections and Public Safety
Dept of Transportation Accountability
Education
Education Accountability
Energy and Public Works
Forest Management Review Commission
Health
Insurance and PEIA
Judiciary
Special Investigations
Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
DISTRICT 13
District Counties: Marion (part), Monongalia (part)
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2026Senator Garcia was the Lead Sponsor of 32 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 6 | Constitutional Officer Term Limit Amendment | Pending | Judiciary |
| SJR 7 | Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety Amendment | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 60 | Relating to container labeling of nonintoxicating beer and nonintoxicating craft beer | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 103 | Creating private cause of action for deprivation of right granted by state constitution or by state law | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 104 | Providing certain state mine inspectors with raise | Signed | |
| SB 105 | Restricting public access to crime records | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 106 | Relating to locality pay to certain DOH employees | Pending | |
| SB 107 | Requiring medical insurance providers to include infertility services in policies | Pending | |
| SB 109 | Clarifying racial discrimination includes discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles | Pending | |
| SB 110 | Creating WV Black Lung Program | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 111 | Reinstating prevailing wage | Pending | |
| SB 112 | Restoring voting rights for person incarcerated for felony upon release | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 113 | Providing cost-of-living provision for certain retirees under PERS and TRS | Pending | |
| SB 114 | Creating Paid Parental Leave Pilot Program | Pending | Finance |
| SB 115 | Repealing Workplace Freedom Act | Pending | |
| SB 116 | Establishing Raylee's Law | Pending | |
| SB 121 | Requiring full text of proposed constitutional amendments be included on official ballots | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 576 | Relating to powers and duties of Secretary of Department of Health Facilities | Pending | |
| SB 577 | Relating to electric and natural gas utility rate increases | Pending | |
| SB 600 | Limiting family income for Hope Scholarship eligibility | Pending | |
| SB 601 | Authorizing medical parole for certain inmates | Pending | |
| SB 611 | Codifying common-law definition of involuntary manslaughter | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 634 | Legalizing adult consumption of cannabis | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 652 | Relating to distribution of tax revenues collected from data centers | Pending | |
| SB 656 | Relating to ethics reforms at PSC | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 658 | Relating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projects | Pending | |
| SB 754 | Creating Foster Care Facilities Improvement Fund | Pending | |
| SB 869 | Creating WV Housing Stability Fund | Pending | |
| SB 870 | Providing $10,000 pay raise to teachers across five years | Pending | |
| SB 902 | Removing barriers to voting for disabled voters | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 940 | Establishing early detection cancer screening pilot program for active and retired firefighters | Pending | |
| SB 987 | Prohibiting discrimination based upon gender identity or sexual orientation | Pending | Judiciary |