# Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Barbara Gervin-Hawkins is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 120. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Texas House, district 120 - Serving since: 2017-01-10 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/9c37e80d-af10-4433-a78a-408b2b798fb6 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c37e80d-af10-4433-a78a-408b2b798fb6 (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 Gervin-Hawkins missed 25% of 3,687 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 143 in the Texas House (average 93.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 677 donors and 759 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 3,687 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 89% (85%). 102 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 nay · 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 nay · 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: 50 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 24. 28.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 130 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 86: In memory of the 13 victims of catastrophic flooding that occurred in San Antonio on June 11 and 12, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR86/ - HB 294: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of certain residential real property that arises from the installation… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB294/ - HJR 38: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR38/ - HB 71: Relating to emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps, camps, and entities that provide high-risk activities for minors; authorizing a civil penalty. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB71/ - HB 65: Relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB65/ - HB 62: Relating to the operability of first responder and public safety communication services used in responding to natural disasters or other emergencies on the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB62/ - HB 61: Relating to the development of a statewide real-time emergency communications platform. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB61/ - HB 58: Relating to training and credentialing requirements for certain emergency management coordinators and officers of this state or a political subdivision of… (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB58/ - HB 70: Relating to first responder broadband network services used by first responders during natural disasters and other emergencies. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB70/ - HB 307: Relating to training and credentialing requirements for certain emergency management coordinators and officers of this state or a political subdivision of… (introduced, 2025-08-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB307/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $97.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=120 - Campaign site: https://www.barbaragervin.com - X: https://x.com/barbara_gervin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/d120repbgh/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbaragervinhawkins_d120/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c37e80d-af10-4433-a78a-408b2b798fb6