Education: (Ocean) Engineer - Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. (Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.E. (Naval Architecture) - SUNY Maritime College
Occupation: Retired Naval Engineer / Program Manager
Spouse: Barbie
Children: together: Chris & Karl Hillenbrand, Matt & Wesley Bogar and 7 grandchildren
Parents: the late Fred & Lucille Hillenbrand
Religion: Episcopal
Town of Birth: Staten Island, NY
Affiliations: Boy Scouts of America (past National Capital Area Council Commissioner and member of several Boards of Directors), American Society of Naval Engineers (life member), Bluffs on the Potomac Property Owners Association (Board of Directors), Refresh Restart Romney (Board of Directors), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Trustee, Vestry), Military Officers Association of America, National Rifle Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2026Delegate Hillenbrand was the Lead Sponsor of 12 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4444 | Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4445 | Relating to sales and service tax exemption for small arms and small arms accessories | Pending | Finance |
| HB 4446 | Firefighter Pilot Program | Pending | |
| HB 4447 | Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4448 | Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter | Pending | |
| HB 4449 | Permitting cameras in classrooms | Pending | |
| HB 4450 | Removing restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom | Pending | |
| HB 4451 | Relating to establishing the Veteran Justice Act allowing conditional opportunity for veterans to avoid a record conviction | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4452 | To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4460 | Relating to balancing urban and rural sewage treatment needs | Pending | |
| HB 4461 | Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days | Pending | |
| HB 4470 | Relating to requiring election officials to capture and publish ballot images, and provide voters with the ability to affix a unique mark on their ballot to identify and verify their ballot cast in a statewide election in West Virginia | Pending | Judiciary |
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