Mooney is the representative for West Virginia’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Mooney is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
Alleged misconduct & resolution
Rep. Mooney is accused of using campaign funds for personal purposes and for failing to properly report reimbursements to himself.
Jul. 23, 2021 | Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics |
Aug. 25, 2021 | Roll Call reported the nature of the investigation |
Sep. 7, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics extended its investigation |
Oct. 21, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings |
Feb. 7, 2022 | House Committee on Ethics extended their review |
May. 23, 2022 | House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and the member's response |
![Photo of Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV2]](/static/legislator-photos/412662-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Mooney is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Mooney has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jul 1, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Alexander Mooney sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Mooney sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (50%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (18%) Taxation (18%) Economics and Public Finance (7%) Government Operations and Politics (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Mooney recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 8082: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 …
- H.R. 7984: To nullify Executive Order 14019 relating to promoting voter access.
- H.R. 7652: Social Security Guarantee Act of 2022
- H.R. 7412: Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
- H.R. 7166: Make Medicine in America Again Act
- H.R. 7005: Protecting Americans’ Savings Act of 2022
- H.Con.Res. 77: Supporting United States bids to host the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jun 2022, Mooney missed 58 of 4,237 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills