# John Bucy

John Bucy is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 136.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 136
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/53b19d1e-5b07-4f6e-87a9-27baecddaf70

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53b19d1e-5b07-4f6e-87a9-27baecddaf70 (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

13% of Bucy’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.2 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

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

501 classified statements: 501 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 | Bucy | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 13.2% | 2.5% | 31 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 19.4% | 10.4% | 132 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 34.9% | 39.2% | 462 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 2.9% | 482 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.6% | 14.4% | 473 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.0% | 115 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 10% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.8% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.01), from 3,101 donors and 891 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.8% (85%). 117 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 103 bills: 82 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 39. 38.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 107 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 175: Recognizing HEARD for its efforts to assist flood victims in Williamson County. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR175/
- HR 99: Congratulating Tina Cannon on her retirement as president and CEO of the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce. (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR99/
- HJR 34: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and… (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR34/
- HB 284: Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB284/
- HJR 35: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR35/
- HB 285: Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB285/
- HB 283: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB283/
- HB 279: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB279/
- HB 277: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an… (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB277/
- HB 276: Relating to electronic voter registration. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB276/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $173.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2114014303607312419
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2113115040715022809
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2113051293090546095
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2113052240894435686
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2109497488709161200
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2108057018242122232
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2108227692843942086
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2103275173311123650
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2102790176582058316
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bucyfortexas/status/2102495036336460071

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=136
- Campaign site: https://bucyfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/bucyfortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BucyForTexas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bucyfortexas/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johnbucycampaign8382
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bucy-a6462493

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53b19d1e-5b07-4f6e-87a9-27baecddaf70