# Trey Martinez Fischer

Trey Martinez Fischer is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 116.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 116
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/07f5e898-8d5d-435a-bf97-7bfb26fce5ac

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07f5e898-8d5d-435a-bf97-7bfb26fce5ac (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Fischer missed 20% of 3,700 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 93.1%).

## What Fischer says (TX 2025–26 session)

359 classified statements: 359 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fischer | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.5% | 203 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 22.0% | 10.4% | 101 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.6% | 39.2% | 252 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.9% | 413 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.0% | 14.4% | 428 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.0% | 222 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Immigration 8.2% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Taxation 7.6% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 2,519 donors and 808 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 80% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 89% (85%). 109 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 105 bills: 96 reached committee, 73 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 37. 69.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 16 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 167: In memory of Amparo Hurtado Ortiz of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR167/
- HR 168: Honoring El Pastor Es Mi Señor in San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR168/
- HR 88: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Woodlawn Lake Park Swimming Pool in San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR88/
- HR 86: In memory of the 13 victims of catastrophic flooding that occurred in San Antonio on June 11 and 12, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR86/
- HR 84: In memory of Terrill A. Cover of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR84/
- HR 87: In memory of Robert Barrett of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR87/
- HR 91: In memory of Martin Henry Garza Sr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR91/
- HR 92: In memory of Thomas Irving Hennigan of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR92/
- HR 90: In memory of Richard J. Vane. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR90/
- HR 85: In memory of Richard Cyril Bernal of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR85/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $326.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2113003331941519833
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2112272577662239160
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2112280122711531575
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2110849383323623426
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2110395267690402197
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2110424109561610694
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2110069628734964154
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2109668628169728102
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2107582472158593089
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmftx/status/2105772154763841937

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=116
- Campaign site: https://treymartinezfischer.com
- X: https://x.com/tmftx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMFTx/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtmftx/?locale=fr_CA
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@teamtmf5838
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trey-martinez-fischer-a300968/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07f5e898-8d5d-435a-bf97-7bfb26fce5ac