# Erin Gámez

Erin Gámez is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 38
- Serving since: 2022-03-15
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2cadcb59-210a-4a71-af9f-7dba9ab06112

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2cadcb59-210a-4a71-af9f-7dba9ab06112 (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

Gámez sits at −0.36 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 86% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 272 donors and 274 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 91.8% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 92.9% (85%). 98 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 39 bills: 38 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 51. 53.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 57 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 169: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Dr. Ruben Gallegos Elementary School in Brownsville ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR169/
- HB 245: Relating to the definition of authorized emergency vehicle. (introduced, 2025-08-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB245/
- HR 1470: Congratulating Dr. Pastor Alvarado of Brownsville on his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1470/
- HR 1324: Congratulating Dr. Rose M. Z. Gowen on her retirement as a Brownsville city commissioner. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1324/
- HR 1037: Congratulating The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team on earning a share of the national championship at the 2025 President's Cup tournament. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1037/
- HCR 116: Redesignating Brownsville as the official Bicycling Capital of the Rio Grande Valley for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (became law, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR116/
- HB 5520: Relating to border protection and economic development services, programs, and other measures, including measures to recruit health care professionals to the… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5520/
- HB 4732: Relating to state recognition of and prohibited gaming activities by the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4732/
- HB 4854: Relating to disclosure under the public information law of information obtained by the comptroller in connection with a school district property value study. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4854/
- HB 4844: Relating to the establishment of a border county mental health task force. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4844/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $102.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=38
- Campaign site: https://eringamez.com
- X: https://x.com/grep38
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gamezforrep38
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamezstatereptx38

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2cadcb59-210a-4a71-af9f-7dba9ab06112