# Mary Ann Perez

Mary Ann Perez is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 144.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 144
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/26244d6a-f0d5-4dbe-b9ed-a38df74a7bac

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26244d6a-f0d5-4dbe-b9ed-a38df74a7bac (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

Perez reported $364.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

532 classified statements: 532 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 | Perez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.9% | 10.4% | 608 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.1% | 39.2% | 456 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 519 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.5% | 14.4% | 294 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 21% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.0% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Emergency Management 8.0% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.01), from 796 donors and 849 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)

3,654 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 85% (85%). 122 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 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 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 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 32. 46.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 80 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5301: Relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5301/
- HCR 114: Urging the Houston City Council to construct a memorial pedestrian bridge in honor of Sergio Ivan Rodriguez. (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR114/
- HB 4729: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or gift card data. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4729/
- HB 4905: Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund. (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4905/
- SB 2705: Relating to fees for the issuance of certain specialty license plates and an exemption from vehicle registration for certain trailers, semitrailers, tractors,… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2705/
- HB 4853: Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses. (in committee, 2025-05-09) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4853/
- HB 4824: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4824/
- HB 4906: Relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund. (in committee, 2025-05-10) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4906/
- SB 2371: Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses. (became law, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2371/
- HB 4524: Relating to the establishment of the Texas airport investment partnership program. (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4524/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $364.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2114752482039734433
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2114762166079521248
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2114839490602619049
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2114168791055630476
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2113796427239309501
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2113829228160704661
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2114110111748694161
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2113437768843964816
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2113455224455086140
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmaryann/status/2113465647824801981

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=144
- Campaign site: https://votemaryannperez.com
- X: https://x.com/repmaryann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmaryannperez/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmaryannperez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ann-perez-18392827

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26244d6a-f0d5-4dbe-b9ed-a38df74a7bac