# Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 28th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 28th district
- Serving since: 2005-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001063
- FEC candidate IDs: H2TX23082

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001063 (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

Cuellar voted against the majority of House Democrats 164 times; party unity 65%, the lowest of 217 House Democrats (average 96.4%).

## What Cuellar says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,214 classified statements: 2,094 posts on X, 92 press releases, 28 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cuellar | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 6.6% | 214 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 8.6% | 27.5% | 212 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 59.9% | 73.2% | 205 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 9.8% | 130 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 32.3% | 22.7% | 26 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.9% | 212 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Democrats 16%); Health 17% (House Democrats 26%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (House Democrats 5.5%); Education 11% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.00), from 3,346 donors and 7,468 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 65% (96.4%). 164 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 194.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10139: Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10139
- H.Res. 1413: Recognizing the 271st anniversary of Laredo, Texas. (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1413
- H.R. 7865: American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7865
- H.R. 1297: LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1297
- H.R. 9006: Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-07-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9006
- H.R. 6377: ARCC Act (in committee, 2024-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6377
- H.R. 6240: To modify a certain commercial zone in Texas to include Zapata County, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2023-11-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6240
- H.R. 6183: Office of Colonias and Farmworker Initiatives Establishment Act of 2023 (in committee, 2024-01-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6183
- H.R. 4540: Water Infrastructure Enhancement Act of 2023 (in committee, 2023-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4540
- H.R. 3569: Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act (in committee, 2023-12-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3569

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 4.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 53% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2114778180871663975
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2114779244890849635
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2114780401784738058
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2114782099039228028
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2114782854106542491
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2113801293953204261
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2113801950458200139
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2113668261271269468
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2113672082605146609
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCuellar/status/2113058243240960225

## Links

- Official site: https://cuellar.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepCuellar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/152569121550
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepCuellar
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/henrycuellar
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001063

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001063