2023 Texas Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Texas Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Firearm Merchant Codes

Prohibits a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain credit card merchant category codes.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
HB2837 Roll Call 1317637 Passed 89 to 56 on May 3, 2023 See First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Fourth Amendment

2. DEI Ban

Bans diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at colleges and public institutions of higher education.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
SB17 Roll Call 1329527 Passed 83 to 60 on May 19, 2023 See Declaration of Independence

3. ERIC Withdrawal

Withdraws Texas from Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
SB1070 Roll Call 1330659 Passed 85 to 54 on May 23, 2023 See Declaration of Independence

4. Eminent Domain

Allows public utility agencies in some counties, through condemnation, to acquire land, easements, and property within its service area for the agency's use and benefit.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No
HB4217 Roll Call 1323491 Passed 125 to 11 on May 11, 2023 See Declaration of Independence and Fifth Amendment

5. Subsidized Housing

Enacts an insurance premium tax credit for certain housing developments.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Cost per household: -$2.06/year
HB1058 Roll Call 1292308 Passed 1 to 0 on May 25, 2023 See 14th Amendment

6. Future Texas Teacher Scholarship

Establishes the Future Texas Teachers Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No
HB4363 Roll Call 1316085 Passed 1 to 0 on May 25, 2023 See 14th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Pro-Freedom Anti-Freedom Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Alma A. Allen D 0%
Steve Allison R 50%
Rafael Anchia D 0%
Charles "Doc" Anderson R 40%
Trent Ashby R 67%
Ernest Bailes R 50%
Cecil Bell R 50%
Keith Bell R 50%
Diego M. Bernal D 0%
Salman Bhojani D 0%
Greg Bonnen R 75%
Rhetta Bowers D 0%
John Bryant D 0%
Brad Buckley R 50%
John III Bucy D 0%
Ben Bumgarner R 50%
Dewayne Burns R 50%
Dustin Burrows R 50%
Angie Chen Button R 50%
Briscoe Cain R 100%
Elizabeth "Liz" Campos D 0%
Terry Canales D 33%
Giovanni Capriglione R 50%
Travis Clardy R 67%
Sheryl Cole D 0%
Nicole Collier D 0%
David Cook R 50%
Philip Cortez D 0%
Tom Craddick R 50%
Charles Cunningham R 50%
Drew Darby R 50%
Yvonne Davis D 0%
Jay Dean R 50%
Mano DeAyala R 50%
Mark Dorazio R 50%
Trey Martinez Fischer D 0%
Maria Luisa Flores D 0%
James Frank R 50%
Frederick Frazier R 50%
Erin Gamez D 0%
Josey Garcia D 0%
Gary Gates R 50%
Stan Gerdes R 50%
Charlie Geren R 75%
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins D 0%
Craig A. Goldman R 50%
Jessica Gonzalez D 0%
Mary Gonzalez D 0%
Vikki Goodwin D 0%
Bobby Guerra D 17%
Ryan Guillen R 50%
Sam Harless R 50%
Caroline Harris R 67%
Cody Harris R 50%
Brian Harrison R 80%
Christian Manuel Hayes D 0%
Richard Hayes R 50%
Cole Hefner R 83%
Ana Hernandez D 0%
Abel Herrero D N/A
Gina Hinojosa D 0%
Justin Holland R 60%
Donna Howard D 0%
Lacey Hull R 80%
Todd Hunter R 50%
Carrie Isaac R 83%
Jacey Jetton R 50%
Ann Johnson D 0%
Jarvis Johnson D 0%
Julie Johnson D 0%
Jolanda Jones D 0%
Venton C. Jones D 0%
Harold V. Dutton Jr. D 20%
Ramon Romero Jr. D 0%
Sergio Muñoz Jr. D 0%
Kyle Kacal R 50%
Ken King R 50%
Tracy O. King D 17%
Stan Kitzman R 50%
Stephanie Klick R 50%
John Kuempel R 50%
Suleman Lalani D 0%
Stan Lambert R 50%
Brooks Landgraf R 50%
Jeff Leach R 50%
Terri Leo-Wilson R 100%
Oscar Longoria D 20%
Janie Lopez R 60%
Ray Lopez D 17%
J. M. Lozano R 50%
John Lujan R 50%
Armando "Mando" Martinez D 0%
Will Metcalf R 50%
Morgan Meyer R 50%
Thresa "Terry" Meza D 0%
Joe Moody D 0%
Christina Morales D 0%
Eddie Morales D 0%
Geanie W. Morrison R 50%
Andrew Murr R 60%
Victoria Neave D 0%
Candy Noble R 67%
Tom Oliverson R 50%
Angelia Orr R 50%
Evelina "Lina" Ortega D 0%
Jared Patterson R 80%
Dennis Paul R 50%
Claudia Ordaz Perez D 0%
Mary Ann Perez D 0%
Dade Phelan R N/A
Mihaela Elizabeth Plesa D 17%
Four Price R 50%
Ana-Maria Ramos D 20%
John Raney R 50%
Richard Peña Raymond D 0%
Ron Reynolds D 0%
Glenn Rogers R 67%
Toni Rose D 0%
Jon Rosenthal D 0%
Matt Schaefer R 83%
Nate Schatzline R 80%
Mike Schofield R 83%
Matt Shaheen R 83%
Penny Morales Shaw D 0%
Carl Sr. Sherman D 0%
Hugh Shine R 50%
Bryan Slaton R 33%
Shelby Slawson R 100%
Reggie Smith R 67%
John T. Smithee R 50%
David Spiller R 80%
Lynn Stucky R 67%
Valoree Swanson R 100%
James Talarico D 0%
Carl Tepper R 67%
Shawn Thierry D 0%
Kronda Thimesch R 50%
Ed Thompson R 40%
Senfronia Thompson D 0%
Tony Tinderholt R 100%
Steve Toth R 100%
Ellen Troxclair R 50%
Chris Turner D 0%
Gary Vandeaver R 50%
Cody Vasut R 83%
Hubert Vo D 20%
Armando Walle D 0%
Terry Wilson R 67%
Gene Wu D 0%
Erin Zwiener D 0%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat2.9%
Republican59.9%
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