# Claudia Ordaz

Claudia Ordaz is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 79.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 79
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6feda596-fd20-429b-ae4e-bedab7e5a1c5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6feda596-fd20-429b-ae4e-bedab7e5a1c5 (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

Ordaz sits at −0.42 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 78% of State House Democrats.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Ordaz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 61.5% | 10.4% | 1 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 69.2% | 39.2% | 48 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.7% | 2.9% | 62 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 7.7% | 1.0% | 18 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 56% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Families 11% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 942 donors and 575 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 79% (85%). 143 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 45. 46.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 78 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- HCR 127: Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR127/
- SB 2925: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing. (became law, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2925/
- HB 5212: Relating to the disclosure of mandatory fees or surcharges charged to a consumer by a food service establishment; authorizing an administrative penalty. (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5212/
- HB 5644: Relating to a Mass Violence Care Fund to assist victims of mass violence with unreimbursed medical expenses. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5644/
- HB 5395: Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5395/
- HB 5390: Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5390/
- HB 4777: Relating to liability for the loss, injury, or death of a domestic animal. (in committee, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4777/
- HB 5122: Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources. (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5122/
- HB 4776: Relating to a central database containing information about persons who have been convicted of or received a grant of deferred adjudication community… (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4776/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $82.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/2030032530032742489
- 2025-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1953880270743978294
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1903805005506757072
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1897311176801051099
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1892697304076873937
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1892721246711800030
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1892721250130395308
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1892721253632368946
- 2025-02-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1890559416887304504
- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/claudiaordaztx/status/1887195494059024585

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=79
- Campaign site: https://claudiaordazperezfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/claudiaordaztx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cordazperez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claudiaordaztx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiaordazperez/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6feda596-fd20-429b-ae4e-bedab7e5a1c5