# Gene Wu

Gene Wu is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 137.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 137
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5556a81a-eca2-451d-bb29-74cfb00d1959

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5556a81a-eca2-451d-bb29-74cfb00d1959 (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

90% of the 20 bills Wu sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 145 in the Texas House.

## What Wu says (TX 2025–26 session)

635 classified statements: 635 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 | Wu | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.8% | 2.5% | 170 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 19.2% | 10.4% | 134 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.7% | 39.2% | 240 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.9% | 428 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.4% | 14.4% | 442 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 179 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 23% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 12% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Economics and Public Finance 9.4% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.01), from 3,466 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,657 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 98.0% (85%). 146 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 20 bills: 19 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 56. 90.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 1 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 120: In memory of Mary Kathryn Jacobe of Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR120/
- HCR 4: Calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to release the complete Epstein files. (introduced, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HCR4/
- HR 1090: Commending Anna Port for her service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1090/
- HR 1097: Commending Aaron W. Lurin for his service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1097/
- HR 1095: Commending Beatriz Copello for her service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1095/
- HR 1094: Commending Isabella Carrascal for her service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1094/
- HR 1042: Commending Ariana Rodriguez for her service as a legislative aide and policy analyst in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1042/
- HR 1029: Commending Alexis Boehmer for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1029/
- HR 964: Commending Elaine Stokes for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Gene Wu. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR964/
- HR 960: Congratulating Imari Reynolds for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Gene Wu during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR960/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $566.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% 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 criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2114801414182408461
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2114474409012719866
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2113683599664844858
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2112728498548736217
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2113034842765971943
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2113038406020485558
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2112333962731212954
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2112627266262122908
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2111262302196441452
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/genefortexas/status/2111161020110774295

## Links

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Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5556a81a-eca2-451d-bb29-74cfb00d1959