# Dade Phelan

Dade Phelan is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 21
- Serving since: 2015-01-13
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7952d7d7-0fe5-4712-9967-6cb9bcedff05

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7952d7d7-0fe5-4712-9967-6cb9bcedff05 (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

Phelan reported $556.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

237 classified statements: 237 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 | Phelan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 366 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.7% | 9.3% | 282 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 24.1% | 31.9% | 497 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 302 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 12.7% | 538 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 318 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.8% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 8.8% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.01), from 3,909 donors and 562 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 58% (85%). 283 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 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 65 bills: 59 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 39. 53.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 57 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 143: In memory of Mary Grace Baker of Beaumont. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR143/
- HJR 29: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a… (introduced, 2025-07-30) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR29/
- HB 234: Relating to making permanent the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes. (introduced, 2025-07-30) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB234/
- HB 214: Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty. (introduced, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB214/
- HB 142: Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB142/
- HB 143: Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain… (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB143/
- HB 141: Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB141/
- HCR 148: Designating Bridge City as the official Corn Dog Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR148/
- HR 1031: In memory of Mary Helen VanDeaver of Clarksville. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-09) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1031/
- HR 945: In memory of Pope Francis. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR945/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $556.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2113408934342230139
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2112941640180797871
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2112977683101696045
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2110190479643992090
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2110116420818547065
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2109709644801208448
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2107640943335629249
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2103136352019636663
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2100986857806794866
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/dadephelan/status/2099298745242288161

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=21
- Campaign site: https://www.texansfordade.com
- X: https://x.com/dadephelan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TexansForDade/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texansfordade/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@texansfordade5833
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dade-phelan-30571941/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7952d7d7-0fe5-4712-9967-6cb9bcedff05