# James Talarico

James Talarico is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 50
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5e4e2fd2-e8a9-46f3-aab5-ffbc782afa8b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e4e2fd2-e8a9-46f3-aab5-ffbc782afa8b (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

Talarico reported $1.5M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

317 classified statements: 317 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 | Talarico | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.3% | 2.5% | 36 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.1% | 10.4% | 185 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 43.2% | 39.2% | 324 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.3% | 2.9% | 98 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.8% | 14.4% | 464 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.0% | 125 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 15% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.01), from 88,726 donors and 829 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.7% (85%). 65 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 53 bills: 49 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 25. 17.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 140 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 259: Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of… (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB259/
- HJR 26: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional… (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR26/
- HB 221: Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of… (introduced, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB221/
- HJR 28: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional… (introduced, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR28/
- HB 5297: Relating to the minimum wage. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5297/
- HB 5423: Relating to an annual report published by the Texas Education Agency regarding public school campus closures. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5423/
- HB 5298: Relating to restrictions on certain contributions and lobbyist compensation by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5298/
- HB 5148: Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain multifamily residential buildings. (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5148/
- SB 2835: Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain apartment buildings. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2835/
- HB 5326: Relating to family and medical leave. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5326/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.5M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 61% 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/jamestalarico/status/2114503371319120340
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2114503375966687636
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2113862260854608124
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2113874330501218638
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2113061182265290843
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2113091367077658993
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2113375746605437425
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2112561456881491970
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2111893532713623681
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2111943175615246447

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=50
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.jamestalarico.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjp9aTthpCGAxVWEFkFHYWUDeQQFnoECCcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1AAry-1lw-NEcUZxbiTYUS
- X: https://x.com/jamestalarico
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reptalarico/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamestalarico/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0jKbBT2SdUo-hLgDwz5qg
- LinkedIn: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/james-talarico-for-hd-52&ved=2ahUKEwimw8T5hpCGAxUoF1kFHY4nAkQQFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2TbutuexcbhBf9t19kHI9I
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-of-state-representative-james-talarico/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e4e2fd2-e8a9-46f3-aab5-ffbc782afa8b