# Katrina Pierson

Katrina Pierson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 33
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1205faf4-7ced-4d21-aa8c-aad9239e3157

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1205faf4-7ced-4d21-aa8c-aad9239e3157 (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

Pierson sits at +0.74 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Republicans.

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

1,081 classified statements: 1,081 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 | Pierson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.9% | 406 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 9.3% | 538 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 24.4% | 31.9% | 495 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.8% | 489 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.5% | 12.7% | 361 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.4% | 306 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Immigration 9.1% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 627 donors and 293 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,750 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.4% (85%). 729 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 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 · 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 49 bills: 48 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 191. 40.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 101 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/
- HB 4: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB4/
- HB 4: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. (in committee, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB4/
- HB 84: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB84/
- HB 5277: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5277/
- SB 2891: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2891/
- HB 4858: Relating to the reservation of land for recreational facilities in certain water districts. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4858/
- HB 4720: Relating to the sale of fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday celebration season. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4720/
- HB 4992: Relating to the inclusion of an exclusive dealing or tying clause in a health care provider network contract. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4992/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $342.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2114711985111646621
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2114438067280912609
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2114439272212373546
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2113770796854214676
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2113107993147363810
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2112711318167855276
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2112881819355894210
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2112507288032514085
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2112535803607863620
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KatrinaPierson/status/2112558072300294449

## Links

- Campaign site: https://katrinafortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/KatrinaPierson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatrinaForTexas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katrinafortexas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1n98a6mGQvnMx-jwDSBsg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1205faf4-7ced-4d21-aa8c-aad9239e3157