Bob Fehrenbacher
Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 11. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Fehrenbacher (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.
Fehrenbacher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bob Fehrenbacher earned a high school diploma from Austin High School and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1979. His career experience includes working as a manufacturing executive. Fehrenbacher volunteered as a member of the Wood County Development Authority, West Virginia Manufacturers Association, Wood County Farm Bureau, and the Parkersburg Rotary. He was the board chair of the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley and the Southeast Texas Plant Managers Forum and was the scoutmaster of Troop 85 of the Three Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Fehrenbacher was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- Economic Development Committee
- Energy and Manufacturing Committee
- Technology & Infrastructure Committee
- Workforce Development Committee
Sponsored legislation
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
2026
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Incumbent Mike Azinger and Caci Petrehn are running in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Mike Azinger (R) | |
| Caci Petrehn (D) | ||
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Caci Petrehn advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 12, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caci Petrehn | 100.0 | 4,235 | |
| Total votes: 4,235 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated Bob Fehrenbacher in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 12, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Azinger | 61.1 | 5,811 |
 | Bob Fehrenbacher | 38.9 | 3,698 | |
| Total votes: 9,509 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Cox (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Incumbent Bob Fehrenbacher won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Fehrenbacher (R) | 100.0 | 6,272 |
| Total votes: 6,272 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Incumbent Bob Fehrenbacher advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Fehrenbacher | 100.0 | 2,034 |
| Total votes: 2,034 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fehrenbacher in this election.
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Bob Fehrenbacher defeated Harry Deitzler in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Fehrenbacher (R) | 58.9 | 3,274 |
| Harry Deitzler (D) | 41.1 | 2,280 | ||
| Total votes: 5,554 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Harry Deitzler advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harry Deitzler | 100.0 | 916 | |
| Total votes: 916 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11
Bob Fehrenbacher defeated incumbent Roger Conley in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Fehrenbacher | 50.2 | 1,149 |
 | Roger Conley | 49.8 | 1,139 | |
| Total votes: 2,288 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Fehrenbacher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fehrenbacher's responses.
| Collapse all
- Economic development and job creation must be a priority. I have served in the local (county) development authority, and I have been asked by West Virginia to represent the state in various delegations to attract investment and job creation to West Virginia. Before retiring, I was an executive in a global manufacturing company and gained experience in justifying and attracting investment and job expansion in several facilities to which I was assigned. I know what it takes to make these changes occur.
- There are other challenges West Virginia faces including the health and education of our people. Our state compares poorly on aspects such as substance use disorder and various health measures such as obesity and lifespan. Education outcomes are another opportunity for improvement. It's recognized that not all students are suited for 4-year college degrees, but career education beginning in K-12 schooling and then subsequent training can provide rewarding and sustainable careers. My experience as Vice Chair for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee have provided insights into addressing some of these challenges.
- The role of government must be constrained and made more effective. State and local government has grown, and there are many opportunities for programs to be streamlined and supportive of the future prosperity of West Virginia and its citizens. The state should reduce the burden and negative impact it places on its people and businesses. Government, including the Legislature, must be good stewards of the resources that our people entrust us to manage.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2024
Bob Fehrenbacher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Bob Fehrenbacher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2025.
- Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2024.
- Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Sierra Club West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2023.
- Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
|
Candidate West Virginia State Senate District 3 |
Officeholder West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Bob Fehrenbacher," accessed February 24, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 5, 2026
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Riley Keaton (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 11 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
