# Pat Curry

Pat Curry is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 56.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 56
- Serving since: 2024-11-18
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0e79cc57-2894-432e-9aca-505a41d4de2c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e79cc57-2894-432e-9aca-505a41d4de2c (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

Curry reported $1.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

588 classified statements: 588 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 | Curry | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.9% | 453 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.7% | 9.3% | 664 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 26.4% | 31.9% | 464 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 433 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.3% | 12.7% | 230 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 342 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Emergency Management 7.7% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Agriculture and Food 7.1% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 576 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,719 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 65% (85%). 263 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · 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 143 bills: 128 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 136. 40.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 103 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 165: Honoring Scottie James Curry on her first birthday. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR165/
- HR 156: In memory of John, Julia, Jack, and James Burgess of Liberty. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR156/
- HR 107: Commemorating the 175th anniversary of McLennan County. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR107/
- HB 296: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB296/
- HB 264: Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of certain state funds by a registered lobbyist. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB264/
- HB 262: Relating to the production and ownership of brine. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB262/
- HB 263: Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle parks by a political subdivision; authorizing a fee. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB263/
- HB 252: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB252/
- HB 198: Relating to the administration of an election for a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB198/
- HB 194: Relating to flood safety signage in certain areas in flood-prone municipalities and counties. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB194/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.2M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2114827507878830222
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2114485785521000627
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2113807136996131291
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2113435579983728958
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2113064758014292207
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2112719601935208817
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2113049724655911279
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2112332166747267144
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2111830061854654748
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1/status/2110885791576776918

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/4415
- Campaign site: https://patcurry.com/
- X: https://x.com/PatrickJCurry1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Pat-Curry-Republican-for-Texas-House/61551098733770/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patcurryfortexashouse
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-curry-693b2a16/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e79cc57-2894-432e-9aca-505a41d4de2c