# Denise Villalobos

Denise Villalobos is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 34.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 34
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/42c40e86-b355-4724-8582-995125377240

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/42c40e86-b355-4724-8582-995125377240 (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

Villalobos reported $963.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

32 classified statements: 32 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 | Villalobos | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.3% | 9.3% | 401 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 46.9% | 31.9% | 174 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.3% | 1.8% | 44 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 31.3% | 12.7% | 57 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Water Resources Development 40% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 13% (State House Republicans 2.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.03), from 314 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,735 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 64% (85%). 293 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 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 61 bills: 59 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 141. 54.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 54 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 78: Congratulating Andrew Molly on his retirement as chief operating officer of Corpus Christi Water. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR78/
- HR 66: Congratulating Linda Escobar on her 60th anniversary as a conjunto and Tejano star. (introduced, 2025-08-06) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR66/
- HR 12: Congratulating Texas A&M University pitcher Justin Lamkin on his selection in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft. (introduced, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR12/
- HR 1537: Congratulating the Calallen High School softball team on winning the 2025 UIL 4A Division 1 state championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1537/
- HR 1498: In memory of Godfrey Vela of Corpus Christi. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1498/
- HR 1479: Congratulating Isaac Cancio of Corpus Christi on his participation in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1479/
- HR 1108: In memory of Adriana Lucila Lekosky of Corpus Christi. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1108/
- HR 833: Commemorating the 2025 Robstown Volunteer Fire Department Cook Off. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR833/
- HR 599: Congratulating Luke and Maddie Tschritter of Corpus Christi on the birth of their daughter, Finley Amariah Tschritter. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR599/
- HB 5345: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5345/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $963.8K (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.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2106018582215995761
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2104940587937857632
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2102872632467091464
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2085092963126821071
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2081901007340986580
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2077593346348904709
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2077149617091678567
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2075191005318349194
- 2026-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2072855370955985279
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34/status/2070907445053145590

## Links

- Campaign site: https://denisevillalobos.com
- X: https://x.com/DeniseForTXHD34
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DVillalobos20
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votedenisev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-villalobos-pmp/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/42c40e86-b355-4724-8582-995125377240