# Phil King

Phil King is a Republican member of the Texas Senate for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/98bef50a-73c7-4139-9b8e-628d0e89d659

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/98bef50a-73c7-4139-9b8e-628d0e89d659 (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

King missed 14% of 5,020 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 28 in the Texas Senate (average 97.9%).

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

11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | King | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 45.5% | 37.3% | 126 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 36.4% | 15.4% | 24 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 60% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 20% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.01), from 720 donors and 1,115 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

5,020 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 77% (89%). 294 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted yea · final 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/
- 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 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 · 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/
- 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 · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 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/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 145 bills: 144 reached committee, 126 passed one chamber, 53 passed both, 45 became law. Cosponsored 62. 86.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 1 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 4: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR4/
- SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- SB 18: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated… (passed both chambers, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB18/
- SB 9: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption… (in committee, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB9/
- SB 3: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB3/
- SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. (became law, 2025-09-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. (passed both chambers, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB10/
- SB 5: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… (became law, 2025-09-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. (became law, 2025-09-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB12/
- SB 11: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB11/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $345.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% 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.

- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/2056518351275405320
- 2026-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/2046713316509168119
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/2025321148041355670
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1996724296681508893
- 2025-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1938770945893867679
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1902553310659289154
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1892723199617446094
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1881381962474283465
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1880660830775300466
- 2025-01-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/philkingtx/status/1880283950876385305

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=10
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.philking.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjm9_bzzaGGAxWRtokEHSUXDWkQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3kNLhc_FTr30UaUioyz_nH
- X: https://x.com/philkingtx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phil.king.188
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilKingTX
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-king-580781/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/98bef50a-73c7-4139-9b8e-628d0e89d659