# Craig Goldman

Craig Goldman is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 12th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 12th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000601
- FEC candidate IDs: H4TX12065

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000601 (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

0% of Goldman’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

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

311 classified statements: 243 posts on X, 41 Congressional Record speeches, 19 press releases, 8 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Goldman | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.1% | 216 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.1% | 15.1% | 112 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 79.1% | 67.7% | 23 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.8% | 8.9% | 135 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 50.5% | 37.4% | 27 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.8% | 3.0% | 32 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Republicans 19%); Energy 26% (House Republicans 8.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 21% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Republicans 19%); Commerce 17% (House Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.01), from 1,809 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.5% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.1%). 12 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 234. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 111 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10271: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10271
- H.R. 10141: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4450 Oak Park Lane in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "United States Representative Kay… (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10141
- H.Res. 1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas. (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1481
- H.R. 9892: Stop EU Overreach Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9892
- H.R. 9396: Prior Authorization Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9396
- H.R. 9335: Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9335
- H.R. 9336: Better Care, Better Cost Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9336
- H.R. 9147: Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9147
- H.R. 7592: Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7592
- H.R. 7034: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the dollar limitations on the exclusion of gain from sales of principal residences, and for other… (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7034

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 58% 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/RepCraigGoldman/status/2114730478997770308
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Rep. Goldman Supports Fort Worth’s Massive Manufacturing and Job Creation Victory · labels: policy discussion · https://craiggoldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-goldman-supports-fort-worths-massive-manufacturing-and-job-creation
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCraigGoldman/status/2113745698441310629
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCraigGoldman/status/2113375013973930148
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Rep. Goldman Applauds Major Agreement for Fort Worth F-35 Program · labels: policy discussion · https://craiggoldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-goldman-applauds-major-agreement-fort-worth-f-35-program
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCraigGoldman/status/2112893313959309491
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCraigGoldman/status/2110827946487255285
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15

## Links

- Official site: https://craiggoldman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepCraigGoldman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61571449239416
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repcraiggoldman
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000601

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000601