# Ron Reynolds Ron Reynolds is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 27. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Texas House, district 27 - Serving since: 2011-01-11 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/72bad853-b403-49c2-9a99-32c5fb3222c7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72bad853-b403-49c2-9a99-32c5fb3222c7 (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 25% of the 118 bills Reynolds sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Texas House. ## What Reynolds says (TX 2025–26 session) 559 classified statements: 559 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 | Reynolds | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.5% | 382 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 19.1% | 10.4% | 135 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 53.3% | 39.2% | 177 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 529 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 11.1% | 14.4% | 401 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.0% | 117 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 7.4% (State House Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 3.7% (State House Democrats 3.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.01), from 1,331 donors and 853 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 3,700 roll calls. Attendance 90.3% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 97.6% (85%). 285 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 118 bills: 95 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 45. 25.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 136 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 319: Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB319/ - HB 313: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB313/ - HB 317: Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB317/ - HB 315: Relating to the minimum wage. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB315/ - HJR 40: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and… (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR40/ - HB 318: Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB318/ - HB 314: Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB314/ - HB 320: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; increasing a criminal penalty. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB320/ - HB 316: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (introduced, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB316/ - HB 303: Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail. (introduced, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB303/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $116.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 79% 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. - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2098506801163510157 - 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2097802392742035628 - 2026-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2096331573440241756 - 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2095959731953090828 - 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2092088126105592138 - 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2091681293910397053 - 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2085115969630802202 - 2026-07-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2082954808319942914 - 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2069978101216322038 - 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/ronereynolds/status/2059768103001551063 ## Links - Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=27 - Campaign site: https://ronreynoldstexas.com - X: https://x.com/ronereynolds - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ronreynoldsesq/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynolds.ron/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72bad853-b403-49c2-9a99-32c5fb3222c7