# Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes is a Republican member of the Texas Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8326538c-c907-43b2-a6db-76434036afd7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8326538c-c907-43b2-a6db-76434036afd7 (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

Hughes sits at +0.96 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State Senate Republicans.

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

200 classified statements: 200 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hughes | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 5.5% | 9.5% | 194 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 46.0% | 37.3% | 119 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 31.0% | 15.4% | 42 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.3% | 109 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Commerce 12% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Law 11% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.96 (standard error 0.02), from 815 donors and 842 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

1,292 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 98.4% (89%). 345 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted yea · final 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/
- 2025-09-03 · 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/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the House amendment to SB 8. · SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · adoption of amendment · HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18. · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · passage · HB 192 Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 508 bills: 504 reached committee, 394 passed one chamber, 109 passed both, 99 became law. Cosponsored 50. 77.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 5 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 5: Amending the Permanent Rules of the Senate, 89th Legislature. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR5/
- SR 83: Recognizing Greg Neeley on the occasion of his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR83/
- SR 84: Recognizing James T. Worthen on the occasion of his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR84/
- SR 78: Recognizing Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR78/
- SR 79: Recognizing New Hope Baptist Church on the occasion of its 170th anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR79/
- SR 80: In memory of H. A. "Jack" Jones Jr. of Mineola. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR80/
- SR 60: In memory of Virginia Lee Cude of Gilmer. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR60/
- SR 61: In memory of Jimmie Ruth Jaynes Ford of Jefferson. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR61/
- SR 62: Recognizing Bill Presson for receiving the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR62/
- SR 68: In memory of Bonnalee Pell Asbury of Longview. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR68/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% 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: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2114744646626587079
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2113796880249303340
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2113722840012780015
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2112993113329324359
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2112637115225821238
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2112180977451651216
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2111122358094458947
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2110542072419930528
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2110478557738901627
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbryanhughes/status/2110093661451305462

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=1
- Campaign site: https://www.bryanhughes.com
- X: https://x.com/senbryanhughes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryanhughestx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senbryanhughes/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-hughes-87085346/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8326538c-c907-43b2-a6db-76434036afd7