# David Cook

David Cook is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 96
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2d5f629c-76a7-455b-aff7-262d8c1c23f6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2d5f629c-76a7-455b-aff7-262d8c1c23f6 (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

Cook reported $1.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

23 classified statements: 23 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 | Cook | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 9.3% | 482 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 43.5% | 31.9% | 210 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.3% | 12.7% | 577 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); International Affairs 20% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%); Energy 10% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Families 10% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 689 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 117 bills: 114 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 146. 45.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 86 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 296: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB296/
- 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 250: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB250/
- HJR 25: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR25/
- HB 249: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB249/
- HJR 24: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR24/
- HB 252: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB252/
- HB 251: Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB251/
- HB 154: Relating to state agency terminology used in describing the landlocked territory on the western bank of the Jordan River. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB154/
- HB 15: Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. (passed both chambers, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB15/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.3M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/2095880737706893641
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/2025226369714848106
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/2014340303734620555
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1998420938757636547
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1998423374377435582
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1998425862316998741
- 2025-11-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1987539373718732860
- 2025-11-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1984987529003810910
- 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1983863203080896528
- 2025-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdavidcook/status/1931451986672791861

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=96
- Campaign site: https://www.davidcookfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/repdavidcook
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/mayor-david-l-cook/100006961804914
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdavidcook/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcook16

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2d5f629c-76a7-455b-aff7-262d8c1c23f6