# Stan Kitzman Stan Kitzman is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 85. - Party: Republican - Seat: Texas House, district 85 - Serving since: 2023-01-10 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2662f888-95e0-4de3-be5b-3d023623c447 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2662f888-95e0-4de3-be5b-3d023623c447 (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 Kitzman voted against the majority of Texas House Republicans 258 times; party unity 63%, in the bottom tenth of the Texas House (average 85%). ## What Kitzman says (TX 2025–26 session) 181 classified statements: 181 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 | Kitzman | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 2.2% | 2.9% | 283 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 5.5% | 9.3% | 431 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 56.4% | 31.9% | 64 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 1.8% | 235 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 42.0% | 12.7% | 14 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.4% | 140 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 17% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Immigration 12% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.8% (State House Republicans 4.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.03), from 0 donors and 282 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 3,700 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 63% (85%). 258 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 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 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 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 78 bills: 70 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 117. 56.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 49 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 124: In memory of Virginia Larins Hollis of Bellville. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR124/ - HCR 13: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR13/ - HB 253: Relating to the establishment of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response at Texas A&M University. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB253/ - HJR 21: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm… (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR21/ - HB 237: Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB237/ - HB 239: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB239/ - HB 240: Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB240/ - HB 238: Relating to the power of the Texas Animal Health Commission to control or eradicate pests. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB238/ - HCR 11: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas. (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HCR11/ - HB 275: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB275/ ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2029275839196475693 - 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2028171476625768562 - 2026-02-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2027747348051354084 - 2026-02-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2027273498930901140 - 2026-02-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2027398069013164447 - 2026-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2026811239041523802 - 2026-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2026482386460930520 - 2026-02-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2026443826173190327 - 2026-02-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2024959893573435471 - 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/stankitzmantx/status/2023776145016320319 ## Links - Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=85 - Campaign site: https://kitzmanfortexas.com - X: https://x.com/stankitzmantx - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stankitzmantx/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJ53PB-aqeHKBNJQs-yADQ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-kitzman-b6460427/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2662f888-95e0-4de3-be5b-3d023623c447