# John Bryant

John Bryant is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 114.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 114
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4e07d8dc-f5b5-47e7-a1de-83f36d3b734f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4e07d8dc-f5b5-47e7-a1de-83f36d3b734f (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

11% of the 37 bills Bryant sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Texas House.

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | Bryant | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 33.3% | 2.5% | 2 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 585 donors and 281 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.9% (85%). 258 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 38. 10.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 142 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1239: In memory of former state representative Fred Charles Head of Athens, Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1239/
- HR 1240: In memory of Carlton Carl of Martindale. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1240/
- HB 5494: Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements. (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5494/
- HB 5159: Relating to providing inmates with state-issued identification on release or discharge. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5159/
- HB 5429: Relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational entity employees. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5429/
- HB 5598: Relating to the minimum wage and a requirement for a biennial study and report on the living wage in this state, expanding access to childcare, and providing… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5598/
- HB 5426: Relating to the regulation of automated motor vehicles. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5426/
- HB 5163: Relating to the minimum wage and a requirement for a biennial study and report on the living wage in this state. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5163/
- HB 5162: Relating to repealing the authority to create a school district by detachment of territory from an existing school district. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5162/
- HB 5428: Relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university system or institution of higher education. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5428/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $101.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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.

- 2025-08-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/johnbryantfortx/status/1954994501627359427
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnbryantfortx/status/1925344657929593086
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnbryantfortx/status/1899733534320828897
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/johnbryantfortx/status/1899736792342929844
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnbryantfortx/status/1899736967945826792
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnbryantfortx/status/1899737856379089345

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=114
- Campaign site: https://www.johnbryantfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/johnbryantfortx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnbryantfortx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnbryantfortexas/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4e07d8dc-f5b5-47e7-a1de-83f36d3b734f