# Joe Moody

Joe Moody is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 78.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 78
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5898294d-5b10-4aaf-a084-b8522e69623c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5898294d-5b10-4aaf-a084-b8522e69623c (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

9.9% of Moody’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.9 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

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

282 classified statements: 282 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 | Moody | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.9% | 2.5% | 53 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 10.4% | 560 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 17.4% | 39.2% | 657 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.9% | 396 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.3% | 14.4% | 581 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.0% | 134 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 39% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Law 18% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Immigration 8.2% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Labor and Employment 8.2% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 726 donors and 735 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 90.4% (85%). 111 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 94 bills: 92 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 28. 53.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 60 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 149: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Cathedral High School in El Paso. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR149/
- HR 162: Commending Judge Niland for his service as a legislative aide in the office of Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Moody. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR162/
- HR 72: Honoring Amber Cervantes for her work to raise awareness of Huntington's disease. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR72/
- HR 60: In memory of Cacique Jose Sierra Sr. of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe in El Paso. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR60/
- HB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events;… (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB2/
- SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. (passed both chambers, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB2/
- HB 1: Relating to disaster response and preparedness, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a… (in committee, 2025-08-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB1/
- HB 2: Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. (in committee, 2025-08-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB2/
- HR 1385: Congratulating Morris Pittle for his success as the owner of JewBoy Burgers in Austin. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1385/
- HR 1351: In memory of Sharon Carol Shugert of El Paso. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1351/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $240.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2114233120383983661
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2114455514218369240
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2112964481072644195
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2112606325599584317
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2111142627668021601
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2110211456042197310
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2110127871716986995
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2109461342595981342
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2109741551400198631
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/moodyforelpaso/status/2108931554458103817

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=78
- X: https://x.com/moodyforelpaso
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moodyforelpaso/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXe0EFLDqzkZ0HS8oWqEGQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5898294d-5b10-4aaf-a084-b8522e69623c