Bill Roop is a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 44. Governor Jim Justice appointed Roop in July 2024 to fill the vacancy created when Delegate Todd Kirby became a circuit judge, and Roop took the oath of office on August 2, 2024, to complete the unexpired term. Roop, who had already won an uncontested Republican primary for the seat in May 2024, was then elected to a full term in the November 2024 general election. The district covers part of Raleigh County.1
Carl “Bill” Roop is an attorney based in Beckley. Roop’s legal career has included service as an assistant prosecuting attorney and as a county attorney, as well as private practice, in which Roop represented parents in child protective services cases; Roop had recently closed the practice at the time of the appointment. Roop’s father, Jack Roop, served in the House of Delegates from 1982 to 1992.
Roop serves on the House Judiciary Committee and on committees dealing with courts and legal services, and on interim committees on the judiciary, the Law Institute, and technology and infrastructure. Roop has identified education, including teacher pay and the recruitment and retention of teachers, and child welfare as priorities, and has called for expanding in-state treatment facilities for children so that fewer are placed in programs in other states. Bills Roop has sponsored have addressed property taxes, restrictions on sex offenders at school events, and penalties for public corruption and murder.
