# Shelley Luther

Shelley Luther is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 62
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/89e814c4-6091-4156-b3b5-42a7980f8b4d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/89e814c4-6091-4156-b3b5-42a7980f8b4d (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

Luther sits at +0.74 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Republicans.

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

751 classified statements: 751 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 | Luther | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.9% | 343 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.2% | 9.3% | 448 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 15.2% | 31.9% | 643 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 511 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.9% | 12.7% | 422 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 347 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 14% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 7.1% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 1,455 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,750 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.9% (85%). 737 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 40 bills: 36 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 167. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 111 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 299: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB299/
- HJR 39: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR39/
- HB 228: Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Grayson County. (introduced, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB228/
- HR 14: Congratulating Assistant Chief Ronald "Joe" Clapp on his retirement from the Denison Police Department. (introduced, 2025-07-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR14/
- HR 1141: Posthumously honoring educator Katie Erin Palmer for her contributions to Denison ISD and her community. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1141/
- HB 5694: Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees,… (became law, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5694/
- SB 3056: Relating to the creation of the Alluvium Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB3056/
- HB 5684: Relating to the creation of the Alluvium Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose… (became law, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5684/
- SB 3050: Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees,… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB3050/
- HR 862: In memory of Deputy Melissa Pollard of the Wood County Sheriff's Office. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR862/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $325.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2113309403461918900
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2113335788062773392
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2113389693802783060
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2113418243759038742
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2112744074507649204
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2112380943595929714
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2112678322308071698
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2112680326581404013
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2110576616191533075
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShelleyLuther/status/2110579206341927120

## Links

- Campaign site: https://luther4texas.com
- X: https://x.com/ShelleyLuther
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelleylutherHD62
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelleyluthercts
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-luther-879b2420/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/89e814c4-6091-4156-b3b5-42a7980f8b4d