# Mitch Little

Mitch Little is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 65
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96dfe856-d5b0-4f7a-86f6-06c2175a4d4a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96dfe856-d5b0-4f7a-86f6-06c2175a4d4a (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

Little reported $591.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

4,181 classified statements: 4,181 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 | Little | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.9% | 223 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.5% | 9.3% | 525 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 8.5% | 31.9% | 714 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.2% | 1.8% | 540 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.4% | 12.7% | 695 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 319 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 19% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Law 15% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 388 donors and 272 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,742 roll calls. Attendance 92.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 91.9% (85%). 697 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 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 63 bills: 50 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 166. 34.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 118 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 58: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to… (in committee, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR58/
- HJR 20: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR20/
- HR 30: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority in Carrollton. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR30/
- HB 200: Relating to the maintenance of emergency communication devices for certain facilities serving vulnerable populations. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB200/
- HB 206: Relating to the frequency of elections seeking voter approval for the issuance of school district bonds. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB206/
- HB 219: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB219/
- HB 257: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB257/
- HR 36: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority in Carrollton. (introduced, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR36/
- HB 163: Relating to the protection of an unborn child's rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB163/
- HB 153: Relating to the frequency of elections seeking voter approval for the issuance of school district bonds. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB153/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $591.9K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2114520282480472428
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2114177999906161050
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2114493484455616741
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2113859005353283857
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2113862169615831128
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2114002918143832334
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2113650227815284874
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2113662417842676163
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2113679223621931106
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/realmitchlittle/status/2113093859899027812

## Links

- Campaign site: https://mitchlittlefortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/realmitchlittle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mitch-Little-State-Rep-ELECT-HD-65/61552635488586/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmitchelllittle/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96dfe856-d5b0-4f7a-86f6-06c2175a4d4a