# Alan Schoolcraft

Alan Schoolcraft is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 44
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1493b76f-b77d-48db-9ecd-26d0e2dfc843

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1493b76f-b77d-48db-9ecd-26d0e2dfc843 (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

Schoolcraft sits at +0.75 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Schoolcraft | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.75 (standard error 0.02), from 108 donors and 286 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,740 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.3% (85%). 686 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 16 bills: 14 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 122. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 111 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 31: Commemorating the bicentennial of Gonzales. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR31/
- HR 29: Congratulating Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin on being chosen the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR29/
- HR 13: Commemorating the bicentennial of Gonzales. (introduced, 2025-07-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR13/
- HR 4: Congratulating Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin on being chosen the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR4/
- HB 122: Relating to the capacity and usage of school district facilities and the transfer of students between school districts. (in committee, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB122/
- HB 117: Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB117/
- HB 4094: Relating to the provision of health care services by a freestanding emergency medical care facility and the collection of fees for providing those services. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4094/
- HR 487: Recognizing Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD for being one of the top five school districts for new National Board Certified Teachers in Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR487/
- HB 3998: Relating to the capacity and usage of school district facilities and the transfer of students between school districts. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB3998/
- HB 3802: Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB3802/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $136.1K (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.

- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SchoolcratTexas/status/1967868700280885500

## Links

- Campaign site: https://schoolcraft4texas.com
- X: https://x.com/SchoolcratTexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolcraftforTX/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-schoolcraft-10315329/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1493b76f-b77d-48db-9ecd-26d0e2dfc843
