# Mike Olcott

Mike Olcott is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 60
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4b70019b-d7c1-4414-bcb1-7bf917081ed5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b70019b-d7c1-4414-bcb1-7bf917081ed5 (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

Olcott sits at +1.10 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Republicans.

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

206 classified statements: 206 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 | Olcott | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.9% | 398 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.5% | 9.3% | 163 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 48.1% | 31.9% | 157 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 408 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 25.7% | 12.7% | 100 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.4% | 248 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 15% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%); Immigration 12% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.10 (standard error 0.02), from 856 donors and 276 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,749 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 96.9% (85%). 1,116 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 nay · 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 nay · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 60 bills: 53 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 132. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 128 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 161: Honoring the first responders, government officials, volunteers, and donors who have assisted in the recovery from the May 2025 tornado in Gordon. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR161/
- HR 126: Honoring the first responders, government officials, volunteers, and donors who have assisted in the recovery from the May 2025 tornado in Gordon. (in committee, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR126/
- HB 291: Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. (introduced, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB291/
- HB 288: Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. (introduced, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB288/
- HJR 31: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR31/
- HB 275: Relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB275/
- HB 186: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB186/
- HB 187: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue an emergency or temporary order requested by a county judge following a… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB187/
- HB 263: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue an emergency or temporary order requested by a county judge following a… (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB263/
- HB 46: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB46/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $742.2K (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.

- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2107985291201909200
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2095947366058647772
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2083707193350656193
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2057630652850184408
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2057969699766309133
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2052530812499759264
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2050197151972532252
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2047784460293136778
- 2026-04-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2044602157173768700
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/olcott4texas/status/2042078802654687738

## Links

- Campaign site: https://mikeolcott.com
- X: https://x.com/olcott4texas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votemikeolcott/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b70019b-d7c1-4414-bcb1-7bf917081ed5