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.
![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 Jan 21, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Mooney sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (42%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Education (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (8%) International Affairs (8%) Taxation (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Mooney’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 1252 (116th): Expressing support for efforts across the country to count every legal vote ...
- H.R. 4896: AID in Appalachia Act
- H.R. 2558: To define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold.
- H.R. 2559: Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2019
- H.R. 2071: Second Amendment Protection Act
- H.R. 1862: Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019
- H.R. 1089: Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jan 2021, Mooney missed 46 of 3,507 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% 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