# David Lowe

David Lowe is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 91.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 91
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/15ce6502-645c-4031-994d-b228e1c69bb4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15ce6502-645c-4031-994d-b228e1c69bb4 (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

Lowe sits at +0.94 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

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

907 classified statements: 907 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 | Lowe | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.9% | 327 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 14.0% | 9.3% | 188 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.3% | 31.9% | 482 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 351 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.9% | 12.7% | 347 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.4% | 171 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 21% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 10% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.94 (standard error 0.02), from 848 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,734 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.4% (85%). 1,202 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 nay · 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 nay · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 73 bills: 72 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 144. 28.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 131 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 34: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR34/
- HCR 160: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Goliad. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR160/
- HCR 158: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR158/
- HCR 162: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR162/
- HCR 161: Commemorating the 180th anniversary of the admission of Texas into the Union. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR161/
- HCR 164: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Velasco. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR164/
- HCR 159: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR159/
- HCR 163: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR163/
- HR 1367: In memory of Doyle Oliver of Watauga. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1367/
- HCR 137: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR137/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $410.3K (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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2111898936562893085
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2107961671293829498
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2071983421493023122
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2026832090172465221
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2017236477206319414
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2015781799155113988
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2011429869301727313
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2009626394200781285
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2009040115335647314
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas/status/2006004120847605830

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.davidlowefortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/DavidLowe4Texas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidLowe4TX

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15ce6502-645c-4031-994d-b228e1c69bb4