# Ana Hernandez

Ana Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 143.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 143
- Serving since: 2005-12-20
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4f98520b-d88b-4053-acc5-3cb2fff14660

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f98520b-d88b-4053-acc5-3cb2fff14660 (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

Hernandez sits at −0.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Democrats.

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

734 classified statements: 734 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 | Hernandez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 10.4% | 454 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 45.1% | 39.2% | 297 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 382 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.8% | 14.4% | 388 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 7.9% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.6% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Transportation and Public Works 6.4% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 298 donors and 836 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,685 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.6% (85%). 80 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 25. 47.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 73 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1081: Congratulating Lisa McWashington of Galena Park on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1081/
- HR 884: Congratulating Lenora Sorola-Pohlman of Houston on her 70th birthday. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR884/
- HR 865: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Pursuit Center in Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR865/
- HR 549: Commemorating the third annual Small Places Salsa de Mayo Festival in Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR549/
- HR 548: Commemorating the grand opening of Small Places' Finca Tres Robles farm. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR548/
- HB 4621: Relating to the return of a completed marriage license to a county clerk after the marriage ceremony. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-16) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4621/
- SB 2351: Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. (became law, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2351/
- HB 4337: Relating to the regulation of pilots for the ports of Harris County. (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4337/
- HB 4344: Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4344/
- HB 3771: Relating to the operation near a public school of a retail establishment selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products; providing a civil penalty. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB3771/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $225.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2114716116127748142
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2114716123815985623
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2114056694812856554
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2114056702958227842
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2112949279048314963
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2112949290679329020
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2112997355893277091
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2112557510670565859
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2112654004446798074
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/anahdztx/status/2112654013053513855

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=143
- Campaign site: https://anafortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/anahdztx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anafortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ana.hernandez.tx
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-hernandez-61459a2/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f98520b-d88b-4053-acc5-3cb2fff14660