# Vicente Gonzalez

Vicente Gonzalez is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 34th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 34th district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000581
- FEC candidate IDs: H6TX15162

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000581 (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

Gonzalez voted against the majority of House Democrats 125 times; party unity 73%, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 96.4%).

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

1,174 classified statements: 919 posts on X, 134 press releases, 80 Congressional Record speeches, 41 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gonzalez | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 6.6% | 190 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 22.8% | 27.5% | 153 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 76.6% | 73.2% | 79 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.1% | 9.8% | 81 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 34.8% | 22.7% | 19 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.1% | 1.9% | 33 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Democrats 20%); Health 21% (House Democrats 26%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Democrats 16%); Education 13% (House Democrats 9.8%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (House Democrats 5.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 2,737 donors and 4,843 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.9% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 73% (96.4%). 125 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 223. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 38 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10434: Empower Energy Exporting Communities Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10434
- H.R. 10435: Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10435
- H.R. 10391: National Risk Assessments Extension Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10391
- H.R. 9779: Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9779
- H.J.Res. 178: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/178
- H.R. 7939: Say No to Warrantless Searches Act (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7939
- H.R. 7647: MORE Opportunities for Homeownership Act (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7647
- H.R. 5879: Save American Democracy Act (in committee, 2025-10-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5879
- H.R. 4667: VISIBLE Act (in committee, 2025-07-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4667
- H.R. 4449: Advocating for Small Business Act (in committee, 2025-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4449

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $5.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 10% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 29% 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/RepGonzalez/status/2114822502740324833
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2114371409480954323
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2114039217961455923
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2114072259862425891
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2113420138703986749
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2113651091237724304
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2113283218875072956
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2113318648332812394
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2112958217877962773
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGonzalez/status/2113035097708646718

## Links

- Official site: https://gonzalez.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGonzalez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USCongressmanVicenteGonzalez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repvicentegonzaleztx
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000581

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000581