# Keresa Richardson

Keresa Richardson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 61.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 61
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2b79c268-eaf3-4915-a0e0-faec03b652d8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2b79c268-eaf3-4915-a0e0-faec03b652d8 (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

Richardson reported $1.0M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

413 classified statements: 413 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 | Richardson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.9% | 350 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.1% | 9.3% | 452 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.4% | 31.9% | 339 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 459 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.0% | 12.7% | 241 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 335 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 8.5% (State House Republicans 12%); Families 7.0% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 423 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,741 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.9% (85%). 541 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 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 · 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 45 bills: 41 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 209. 24.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 137 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 226: Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB226/
- HB 144: Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of radio frequency identification tags. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB144/
- HB 61: Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the… (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB61/
- HB 62: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB62/
- HB 64: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB64/
- HB 5682: Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5682/
- HR 868: Honoring the longstanding relationship between the Province of Québec and the State of Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-16) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR868/
- HR 787: Honoring the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR787/
- HB 5327: Relating to placement of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services with an adoptive parent of the child's sibling. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5327/
- HB 5441: Relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education instructor designation. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5441/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.0M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2114808735952462058
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2114809171938046126
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2114809516558782938
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2114133145310138788
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2113752797393142108
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2113318984422424848
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2112864086924865578
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2112867149526004048
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2112867674099462484
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KeresaForTexas/status/2112455759275360372

## Links

- Campaign site: https://keresafortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/KeresaForTexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keresafortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keresa.richardson.16
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KeresaForTexas
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeresaforTexas
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keresa-richardson-384696/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2b79c268-eaf3-4915-a0e0-faec03b652d8