# Harold Dutton

Harold Dutton is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 142.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 142
- Serving since: 1985-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/85d064ed-6f3d-4a81-93ee-1baf49c7f2c3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/85d064ed-6f3d-4a81-93ee-1baf49c7f2c3 (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

Dutton missed 19% of 3,700 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 93.1%).

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

53 classified statements: 53 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 | Dutton | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.5% | 2.5% | 79 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 17.0% | 10.4% | 171 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 20.8% | 39.2% | 625 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.8% | 2.9% | 202 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.8% | 14.4% | 594 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.0% | 127 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 45% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 36% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.1% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.1% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 86 donors and 791 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 86% (85%). 124 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 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 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 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 133 bills: 130 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 25. 38.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 109 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 33: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for… (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR33/
- HB 293: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts. (introduced, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB293/
- HJR 36: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for… (introduced, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR36/
- HR 1527: In memory of the Reverend Dr. Byrd Lacey Jr. of Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1527/
- HR 1526: In memory of José Griñán, former broadcast journalist for FOX 26 Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1526/
- HR 1525: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the community of Barrett. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1525/
- HR 1243: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the appointment of the all-female Supreme Court of Texas. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1243/
- HR 1242: In memory of Preston Paul Solarie. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1242/
- HR 1099: Recognizing the members of the Cobb Sixth Grade Campus honor society and student council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1099/
- HR 1086: Commending the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its contributions during World War II. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1086/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $233.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/2074627795418804621
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/2028292087301525593
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/2025036133038723078
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/2008250035402928503
- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/1976299321516528081
- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/1975982828308623513
- 2025-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/1971231945137992177
- 2025-09-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/1971233481096331479
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/1967950619614048407
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repharolddutton/status/1967360206616301734

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=142
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://haroldduttonforstaterepresentative.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjNjdrrh46GAxWgFlkFHcKLCHgQFnoECEQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1vENJH5c2COByaZBJDJP6o
- X: https://x.com/repharolddutton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harold.dutton.7/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harold-dutton-b011bb31/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/85d064ed-6f3d-4a81-93ee-1baf49c7f2c3