# Mayes Middleton

Mayes Middleton is a Republican member of the Texas Senate for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1399b6ba-cbfa-45ca-bf91-6ba89fe777bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1399b6ba-cbfa-45ca-bf91-6ba89fe777bf (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

12% of Middleton’s statements use an extreme label, 9.4 times the State Senate Republican average of 1.3%.

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

853 classified statements: 853 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Middleton | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.6% | 2.3% | 82 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 9.7% | 9.5% | 133 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 47.0% | 37.3% | 109 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.1% | 2.3% | 266 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 35.0% | 15.4% | 27 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 12.0% | 1.3% | 4 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 30% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 19% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Immigration 7.7% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 1,236 donors and 880 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

1,307 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 99.3% (89%). 232 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted yea · final 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/
- 2025-09-03 · 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/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the House amendment to SB 8. · SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · adoption of amendment · HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18. · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · passage · HB 192 Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 246 bills: 235 reached committee, 139 passed one chamber, 63 passed both, 58 became law. Cosponsored 104. 56.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 21 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 52: Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property. (introduced, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB52/
- SB 51: 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/SB51/
- SB 49: Relating to making an appropriation to Galveston County for certain legal expenses incurred by the county. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB49/
- SB 48: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB48/
- SR 4: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR4/
- SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- SB 9: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption… (in committee, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB9/
- SB 3: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB3/
- SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. (became law, 2025-09-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. (passed both chambers, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB10/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.7M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2114118122688917650
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2113713138982068524
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2112602694997397505
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2112266565219737738
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2112289492677648508
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2111538778921746759
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2111580618475937831
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2111223447011684803
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2110758263214182410
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/2110828197743042863

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=11
- Campaign site: https://mayesmiddleton.com
- X: https://x.com/mayes_middleton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayesforstatesenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayesmiddleton/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayes-middleton-2b8a20145/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1399b6ba-cbfa-45ca-bf91-6ba89fe777bf