# Janis Holt

Janis Holt is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 18
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0deb3053-0d5d-46b4-93d2-8eb9de0c4ffd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0deb3053-0d5d-46b4-93d2-8eb9de0c4ffd (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

Holt missed 20% of 3,727 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 93.1%).

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

349 classified statements: 349 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Holt | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.9% | 333 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 9.3% | 495 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.8% | 31.9% | 655 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 379 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.2% | 12.7% | 372 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.4% | 249 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 15% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Immigration 13% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 296 donors and 233 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,727 roll calls. Attendance 80% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.4% (85%). 422 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 46 bills: 44 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 169. 41.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 99 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 13: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR13/
- HB 254: Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB254/
- HB 236: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB236/
- HB 285: Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property. (introduced, 2025-08-06) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB285/
- HB 65: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions;… (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB65/
- HB 5680: Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5680/
- HB 5670: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5670/
- HR 603: Welcoming the Liberty Elementary School Student Council to the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR603/
- HR 567: Welcoming the Liberty Elementary School Student Council to the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR567/
- HB 5645: Relating to the term of the chair of a county ethics commission. (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5645/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2114090084693881089
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2114144622951731659
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2113697075628069224
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2113697489874309136
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2111998094250299623
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2107130374052561121
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2103615874246611009
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2102458682592133429
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2101119301562368211
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanisHolt59, JanisHo56982733/status/2101370481152532772

## Links

- Campaign site: https://holtfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/JanisHolt59
- X: https://x.com/JanisHo56982733
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Holt4Texas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jholt122059/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janis-holt-a10b49191/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0deb3053-0d5d-46b4-93d2-8eb9de0c4ffd