# David Spiller

David Spiller is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 68
- Serving since: 2021-03-09
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/36338558-c2b0-4b43-b656-261dccbee871

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36338558-c2b0-4b43-b656-261dccbee871 (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

Spiller reported $198.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

429 classified statements: 429 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 | Spiller | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.9% | 373 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.1% | 9.3% | 410 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 22.4% | 31.9% | 520 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 1.8% | 200 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.8% | 12.7% | 267 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 23% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 7.4% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.01), from 346 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,737 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 89% (85%). 365 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 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 92 bills: 89 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 179. 57.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 46 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB4/
- HB 296: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. (introduced, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB296/
- HB 4: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. (in committee, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB4/
- HB 86: Relating to requirements applicable to certain governmental entities that engage in lobbying. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB86/
- HJR 7: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this… (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR7/
- HCR 149: Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR149/
- HR 951: In memory of Harold James Hardcastle of Vernon. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR951/
- HR 902: In memory of Chief Steven Bryce Newkirk of the San Saba Police Department. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR902/
- HB 5668: Relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; providing authority to impose a… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5668/
- HR 790: Commending Dr. Kevin Cunningham of Eastland County for his participation in the Physician of the Day program at the State Capitol on April 10, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR790/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $198.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2111837658368602207
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2110887559337304245
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2109815565225189637
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2109267035163427257
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2108719142610014262
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2108988492516937914
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2106503910995427660
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2106522186886574499
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2104781026132156611
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidspillertx/status/2103660253929996343

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=68
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.spillerfortexas.com/&ved=2ahUKEwi04rShhoKGAxUDk4kEHbBgC9UQFnoECB8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2CVmr56Z9IL5Np6titvMsn
- X: https://x.com/davidspillertx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representativedavidspiller/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdavidspiller
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@representativedavidspiller4726
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-spiller-13382588/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36338558-c2b0-4b43-b656-261dccbee871