# Caroline Dunmoyer

Caroline Dunmoyer is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 87.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 87
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5c40c2b0-07c1-4c73-b15b-14d0ef6df40e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c40c2b0-07c1-4c73-b15b-14d0ef6df40e (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

Dunmoyer reported $382.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

176 classified statements: 176 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dunmoyer | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.7% | 9.3% | 610 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.1% | 31.9% | 344 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 1.8% | 54 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 23.3% | 12.7% | 130 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 35% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 17% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Commerce 12% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 253 donors and 280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,711 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 68% (85%). 271 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 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 · 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 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 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 74. 71.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 12 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1478: Commemorating the centennial of Route 66. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1478/
- HR 607: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR607/
- HR 608: Congratulating Children's Learning Centers of Amarillo on its 100th anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR608/
- HR 609: Congratulating Joseph Stafford of Amarillo Tascosa High School on his selection as the 2024 Texas High School Wrestling Coach of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR609/
- HB 5115: Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5115/
- HR 541: Congratulating Doug Loomis on his retirement as superintendent of Amarillo ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR541/
- HB 4901: Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4901/
- HB 4911: Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children,… (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4911/
- SB 2420: Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. (became law, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2420/
- HB 4530: Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4530/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $382.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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/FairlyForTexas/status/2113987934508687362
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2113322763763229091
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2107556967505862974
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2107594606007447814
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2106374995744268664
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2105838753621152011
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2102044903479849276
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2098472618705768622
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2095145554003030216
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/FairlyForTexas/status/2087309564517486605

## Links

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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-fairly-1b4284147/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c40c2b0-07c1-4c73-b15b-14d0ef6df40e