# Helen Kerwin

Helen Kerwin is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 58.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 58
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/92b45572-c15c-4270-8356-6c3db1846c7b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92b45572-c15c-4270-8356-6c3db1846c7b (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 Kerwin talks about and legislates on agree at 0.71 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

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

235 classified statements: 235 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 | Kerwin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.4% | 9.3% | 395 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 50.6% | 31.9% | 116 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 432 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 30.6% | 12.7% | 63 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.4% | 153 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 19% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 17% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.02), from 231 donors and 241 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 88% (85%). 411 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 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 · 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 59 bills: 47 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 241. 27.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 135 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 153: In memory of John Michael Percifield Sr. of Alvarado. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR153/
- HB 292: Relating to a prohibition of the application of biosolids to certain land. (introduced, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB292/
- HB 290: Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Johnson County,… (introduced, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB290/
- HB 266: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB266/
- HB 97: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB97/
- HR 19: Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR19/
- HB 98: Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB98/
- 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 300: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project. (introduced, 2025-08-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB300/
- HR 23: Urging Governor Greg Abbott to return total funds received via the federal reconciliation bill to taxpayers through property tax relief. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR23/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $232.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2114744190609326354
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2112941330393350429
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2112639717221212315
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2112242948830363938
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2111500280248291488
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2110829166144725293
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2109786074910163085
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2109786290740764835
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2108955319053217919
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX/status/2108365377298121023

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.helenkerwin.com
- X: https://x.com/HelenKerwin4TX
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helenkerwin4tx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helen.kerwin.52
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerwin.helen/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenkerwin4tx/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6ABsQUMEZ_uGDLeSlr-7A
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-kerwin-9855a732/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92b45572-c15c-4270-8356-6c3db1846c7b