# Charles Cunningham

Charles Cunningham is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 127.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 127
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/41f4a5e2-a2d5-4e54-aae3-9c99f9ea5eba

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/41f4a5e2-a2d5-4e54-aae3-9c99f9ea5eba (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

Cunningham reported $360.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

55 classified statements: 55 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 | Cunningham | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.3% | 602 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 67.3% | 31.9% | 26 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 282 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 34.5% | 12.7% | 43 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 22% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Republicans 11%); Water Resources Development 16% (State House Republicans 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 184 donors and 284 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,774 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 78% (85%). 334 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 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 45 bills: 43 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 143. 57.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 45 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- HB 234: Relating to the suspension of toll collection while an evacuation order is in effect. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB234/
- HB 192: Relating to the suspension of toll collection while an evacuation order is in effect. (introduced, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB192/
- HB 34: Relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public… (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB34/
- HR 1312: Commending Larson Crank for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Charles Cunningham. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1312/
- HR 1310: Commending Sydney Taylor for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Charles Cunningham. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1310/
- HR 1299: Commending Lauren Wilson for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Charles Cunningham. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1299/
- HR 1300: Commending Cullen Watkins for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Charles Cunningham. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1300/
- HR 993: Commending Camille McWhorter for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Terri Leo Wilson. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR993/
- HB 5201: Relating to requiring school districts ensure that project managers overseeing construction projects are bonded. (in committee, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5201/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $360.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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/charlestx127/status/2114699069956186515
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2113645630526472260
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2113265412733272260
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2112949551246021102
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2112224266116579348
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2111610741241315812
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2110781258552762558
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2110162838828257391
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2110061799873929344
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charlestx127/status/2109688557669396717

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=127
- Campaign site: https://www.charlescunninghamtx.com
- X: https://x.com/charlestx127
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlescunninghamtx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-c-a4319062/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/41f4a5e2-a2d5-4e54-aae3-9c99f9ea5eba