# Christian Manuel

Christian Manuel is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/26090510-8782-4d64-b981-3d1cde573090

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26090510-8782-4d64-b981-3d1cde573090 (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

Manuel sits at −0.38 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 84% of State House Democrats.

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

78 classified statements: 78 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 | Manuel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.5% | 225 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 10.4% | 638 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 10.3% | 39.2% | 703 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 2.6% | 14.4% | 632 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 63% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 13% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.05), from 0 donors and 258 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 86% (85%). 163 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 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 67 bills: 67 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 52. 61.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 32 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1307: In memory of Brenda Diane Calhoun Vaughn of Port Arthur. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1307/
- HB 5693: Relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5693/
- HR 946: Congratulating Augusta McCray Dixon on her 40th anniversary as a teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Port Arthur ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR946/
- HR 894: Congratulating the boys' basketball team of West Brook High School in Beaumont on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 1 state championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR894/
- HR 807: Recognizing May 18 through 24, 2025, as National PEO Week. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR807/
- HR 633: In memory of former state senator and representative Carl Allen Parker of Port Arthur. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR633/
- HR 632: In memory of Beverly Delle Parker. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR632/
- 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 5223: Relating to emergency response protocols and safety and security audits developed by the Texas School Safety Center and Health and Human Services Commission… (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5223/
- HB 5220: Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5220/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2098415354695328233
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2092314724423639493
- 2026-07-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2079019314439487738
- 2026-07-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2079312224472990106
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2052820121207427360
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2048147123145740555
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2046343513600622659
- 2026-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2037689640656719985
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2036261529125814457
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2029704259101462705

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=22
- Campaign site: https://christian-manuel.squarespace.com/
- X: https://x.com/Christian4Texas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christian4texas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christian4texas/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26090510-8782-4d64-b981-3d1cde573090