# Armando Walle

Armando Walle is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 140.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 140
- Serving since: 2009-01-13
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3caafbc8-6561-4bf8-8247-aaf398573ba8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3caafbc8-6561-4bf8-8247-aaf398573ba8 (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

Walle reported $238.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

1,022 classified statements: 1,022 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Walle | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.5% | 349 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.0% | 10.4% | 446 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 28.1% | 39.2% | 547 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.9% | 280 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.8% | 14.4% | 342 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 297 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 10% (State House Democrats 1.1%); Agriculture and Food 9.1% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.01), from 957 donors and 773 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 85% (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 44 bills: 42 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 27. 43.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 94 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 230: Relating to a landlord's liability to a tenant for a casualty loss to residential rental premises caused by the landlord. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB230/
- HB 126: Relating to a landlord's liability to a tenant for a casualty loss to residential rental premises caused by the landlord. (introduced, 2025-07-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB126/
- HR 830: Commemorating the dedication of the Historic Texas Cemetery Medallion and name plaque for the McDaniel Street Cemetery in Harris County. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR830/
- HR 587: Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Boys & Girls Clubs Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR587/
- HB 5388: Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and nonresident seller's permit. (in committee, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5388/
- HB 5291: Relating to reporting and planning requirements to reduce the occurrence of sexual assault near the campuses of public institutions of higher education. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5291/
- HB 5380: Relating to park land dedication requirements for subdivisions by counties; authorizing a fee. (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5380/
- HB 5290: Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston. (in committee, 2025-04-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5290/
- HB 4893: Relating to the establishment of a postsecondary advising program for students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education or who… (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4893/
- HB 4841: Relating to a program administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to connect clean vehicle program applicants with certain vehicle owners to… (in committee, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4841/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $238.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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/repwalle/status/2114554185496551517
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2114172137015546121
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2114452816311758880
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2113834436479627367
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2114064975761178886
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2111864923307544826
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2111319778228879683
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2111520807210111234
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2111523787669700945
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwalle/status/2111592861850595790

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=140
- Campaign site: https://www.wallefortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/repwalle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repwalle
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwalletx/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3caafbc8-6561-4bf8-8247-aaf398573ba8