# Tom Oliverson

Tom Oliverson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 130.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 130
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/79ffab1c-4d79-4cfa-89b4-5f7ee95ca1bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/79ffab1c-4d79-4cfa-89b4-5f7ee95ca1bf (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

The policy areas Oliverson talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

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

1,477 classified statements: 1,477 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 | Oliverson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.0% | 2.9% | 130 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 9.3% | 287 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.9% | 31.9% | 297 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 399 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.2% | 12.7% | 340 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.4% | 236 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 48% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.0% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.01), from 373 donors and 855 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,754 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.7% (85%). 602 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 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 108 bills: 102 reached committee, 48 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 163. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 89 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB26/
- HB 163: Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB163/
- HB 23: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote… (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB23/
- HB 154: Relating to state agency terminology used in describing the landlocked territory on the western bank of the Jordan River. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB154/
- HB 153: Relating to insurer use of aerial images for nonrenewal of residential property insurance policies. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB153/
- HB 160: Relating to a prohibition of the application of biosolids to certain land. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB160/
- HB 151: Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB151/
- HB 295: Relating to state agency terminology used in describing the landlocked territory on the western bank of the Jordan River. (introduced, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB295/
- HB 148: Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB148/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $319.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114685913611809117
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114686584192942280
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114690358630027565
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114703512411975895
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114703808391438474
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114731804192096635
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2114067840546324744
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2113631685648556399
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2113770618596286845
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/tomoliverson/status/2112669670444782020

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=130
- Campaign site: https://tomoliverson.com
- X: https://x.com/tomoliverson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomOliverson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtomoliversontx
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-oliverson-md-64499996

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/79ffab1c-4d79-4cfa-89b4-5f7ee95ca1bf