# Jessica González

Jessica González is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 104.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 104
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8eeb1aad-24b6-487b-bbc0-31c2238b1ccd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8eeb1aad-24b6-487b-bbc0-31c2238b1ccd (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

28% of the 29 bills González sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Texas House.

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

444 classified statements: 444 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 | González | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.5% | 143 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 18.2% | 10.4% | 150 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.6% | 39.2% | 199 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 527 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.8% | 14.4% | 411 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.0% | 89 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.01), from 1,166 donors and 879 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,586 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.6% (85%). 276 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 29 bills: 24 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 26. 27.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 133 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 12: Calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to release the complete Epstein files. (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR12/
- HB 169: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, processing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, storage,… (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB169/
- HB 170: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB170/
- HB 195: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, processing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, storage,… (introduced, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB195/
- HCR 4: Calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to release the complete Epstein files. (introduced, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HCR4/
- HB 38: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB38/
- HR 1399: Commending Yanet Andablo for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Jessica González. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1399/
- HR 1400: Commending Charles Birk Wilkison for his service as chief of staff in the office of State Representative Jessica González. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1400/
- HR 1397: Commending Joanna Contreras for her service as legislative director in the office of State Representative Jessica González during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1397/
- HR 1398: Commending Desirae Garcia for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Jessica González and as director of the Texas House… (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1398/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $83.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2114408024253329872
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2113401535686451334
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2112626666942169102
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2112627517139870135
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2112149896052474231
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2112212708577956221
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2112216208644747666
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2112243333208875338
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2110541831012290687
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessicafortexas/status/2110788357143826514

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=104
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.jessicafortexas.com/&ved=2ahUKEwiQssPrp6CGAxWOGVkFHT-WCCcQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0tgvH-V4GG9q3TfqIoEGLO
- X: https://x.com/jessicafortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjessicagonzalez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicafortexas/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-gonzalez-a2b9197

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8eeb1aad-24b6-487b-bbc0-31c2238b1ccd