# Tony Tinderholt

Tony Tinderholt is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 94.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 94
- Serving since: 2015-01-13
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ca78d00-1ede-4486-b14e-16bd81ba73e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ca78d00-1ede-4486-b14e-16bd81ba73e4 (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

Tinderholt sits at +0.86 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

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

226 classified statements: 226 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 | Tinderholt | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.5% | 2.9% | 214 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.5% | 9.3% | 241 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 31.9% | 221 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 1.8% | 166 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 28.8% | 12.7% | 72 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 389 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Republicans 11%); Taxation 15% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.01), from 256 donors and 877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,745 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 96.2% (85%). 927 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 121. 43.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 91 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1133: Recognizing May 19, 2025, as Trooper Day at the Texas Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1133/
- HR 1089: Honoring Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his election to the papacy. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1089/
- HR 835: Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR835/
- HR 585: Congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning a Major League Baseball World Series Championship in 2023. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR585/
- HR 565: Commemorating the opening of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR565/
- HB 5443: Relating to the repeal of certain related provisions governing relations between malt beverage manufacturers, distributors and retailers. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5443/
- HB 5639: Relating to a veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5639/
- HB 5381: Relating to the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children and other protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5381/
- HB 4928: Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4928/
- HB 4935: Relating to limitations on certain hiring practices relating to certain nonpermanent residents by certain companies that receive governmental contracts or… (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4935/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2114353111477215451
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2113871413090423262
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2113874589315183011
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2114132163281277204
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2113437891716129090
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2112634631128293843
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2111813957405286536
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2111908727255138334
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2111570106321125883
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reptinderholt/status/2110901637615169951

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=94
- Campaign site: https://tonytinderholt.com
- X: https://x.com/reptinderholt
- Facebook: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.facebook.com/tonytinderholtfortexas&ved=2ahUKEwis1JmEwoGGAxXTF2IAHdxuAjEQ9zB6BAgREAU&usg=AOvVaw3trPWA0pAWs-LHaLQr0IY3
- YouTube: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCVsn6ibdbtsUX5J3CFfAoA&ved=2ahUKEwis1JmEwoGGAxXTF2IAHdxuAjEQ9zB6BAgREAk&usg=AOvVaw1x4H5kfKgB5w30Dj_IvQeJ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-tinderholt-b16b2a4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ca78d00-1ede-4486-b14e-16bd81ba73e4