# Vikki Goodwin

Vikki Goodwin is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 47.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 47
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/25157308-7474-4600-8b83-173d79e16a21

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25157308-7474-4600-8b83-173d79e16a21 (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

9.4% of the 64 bills Goodwin sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Texas House.

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

560 classified statements: 560 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 | Goodwin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.5% | 204 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 25.9% | 10.4% | 61 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 58.8% | 39.2% | 124 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.9% | 422 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 14.4% | 372 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 180 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 30% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.2% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.6% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.01), from 17,749 donors and 880 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 96.4% (85%). 249 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · 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 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 · 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 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 · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 64 bills: 57 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 45. 9.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 144 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 241: Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities… (introduced, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB241/
- HB 223: Relating to flood safety requirements for youth camps located near rivers, creeks, and streams. (introduced, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB223/
- HB 224: Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties. (introduced, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB224/
- HJR 26: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and… (introduced, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR26/
- HB 196: Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission. (introduced, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB196/
- HJR 24: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR24/
- HJR 23: Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR23/
- HR 1328: Congratulating Edward Sills on his retirement as communications director for the Texas AFL-CIO. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1328/
- HB 5608: Relating to certain requirements regarding persons with disabilities enrolled in public institutions of higher education. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5608/
- HB 5300: Relating to a project to identify and address high injury road segments and the designation of highway safety corridors; increasing a fine. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5300/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.3M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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/vikkigoodwintx/status/2114095327653621829
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2113732898993967348
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2113348368214954277
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2113008707407954168
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2113028627696931295
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2113052810812211239
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2112587667938385972
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2112201368316359082
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2112234655218880930
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx/status/2112281520291385564

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=47
- Campaign site: https://vikkigoodwin.com
- X: https://x.com/vikkigoodwintx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VikkiGoodwinTX/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/txrep.goodwin/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikki-goodwin-2403b8

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25157308-7474-4600-8b83-173d79e16a21