# Ellen Troxclair

Ellen Troxclair is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/34590156-1109-4ab6-84bc-bbe07764f365

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/34590156-1109-4ab6-84bc-bbe07764f365 (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

Troxclair sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

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

48 classified statements: 48 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 | Troxclair | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.9% | 296 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 14.6% | 9.3% | 177 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.5% | 31.9% | 303 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.3% | 12.7% | 440 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.4% | 188 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 22% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Energy 17% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 774 donors and 286 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,758 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.1% (85%). 473 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 124 bills: 110 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 200. 33.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 122 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 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 221: Relating to the requirements regarding an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or to approve an increase in an ad valorem tax rate. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB221/
- HB 220: Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB220/
- HB 216: Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB216/
- HB 223: Relating to municipal and county financial requirements. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB223/
- HB 218: Relating to prohibition of transporting or funding the transportation of an unemancipated minor for an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB218/
- HB 222: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB222/
- HB 141: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB141/
- HB 167: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB167/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $147.5K (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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2114399929619698048
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2107291057830691126
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2106446692627452125
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2105830602314219587
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2105640221958123712
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2105715762317124065
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2105758234736730264
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2092015420450492465
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2090859398339924302
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ellentroxclair/status/2090919247882977788

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=19
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.troxclairfortexas.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjogr2LkoKGAxU6lYkEHeylB-AQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw34u09aalTI7GFwtaZoBO6P
- X: https://x.com/ellentroxclair
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7953895
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellentroxclair/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@teamtroxclair8107
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-troxclair/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/34590156-1109-4ab6-84bc-bbe07764f365