# Josey Garcia

Josey Garcia is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 124.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 124
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ec50565-379f-4a8b-ab18-c54d31df9929

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ec50565-379f-4a8b-ab18-c54d31df9929 (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

Garcia sits at −0.35 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State House Democrats.

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

113 classified statements: 113 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Garcia | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.4% | 2.5% | 149 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.9% | 10.4% | 653 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 30.1% | 39.2% | 528 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 286 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.5% | 14.4% | 397 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Water Resources Development 21% (State House Democrats 1.3%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Energy 15% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.05), from 0 donors and 254 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,521 roll calls. Attendance 91.6% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 87% (85%). 114 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 54. 41.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 97 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 597: Congratulating Mary Burns Michael on receiving a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR597/
- HB 5638: Relating to establishing a pilot program to hire assistant veterans county service officers in certain counties. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5638/
- 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 5637: Relating to the provision of family protection services by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5637/
- HB 5370: Relating to the requirements for interlocal contracts. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5370/
- HB 5636: Relating to the reporting of information regarding high school performance acknowledgments earned by public school students. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5636/
- HJR 207: Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and requirements on a school district. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HJR207/
- HB 5644: Relating to a Mass Violence Care Fund to assist victims of mass violence with unreimbursed medical expenses. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5644/
- HB 5628: Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5628/
- HB 5626: Relating to the right of an employee to unpaid leave to donate an organ or bone marrow or to receive an organ or bone marrow transplant. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5626/

## 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/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2114767781266854045
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2114827718197915711
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2113673467346276659
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2113406499804655699
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2112955718458564737
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2112681468988109089
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2111842632368333118
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2110733854646448326
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2110056152868212911
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/joseyforhd124/status/2106750784922689639

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=124
- Campaign site: https://www.joseygarcia.com
- X: https://x.com/joseyforhd124
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/State-Representative-Josey-Garcia-Texas-House-District-124-100076222418573/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josey-garcia-369195298/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ec50565-379f-4a8b-ab18-c54d31df9929