# Chris Turner

Chris Turner is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 101.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 101
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a5e2021c-8221-41ba-b45c-cc89d13b2af2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5e2021c-8221-41ba-b45c-cc89d13b2af2 (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

Turner reported $963.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

874 classified statements: 874 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Turner | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.5% | 305 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.1% | 10.4% | 260 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 46.0% | 39.2% | 285 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 321 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.9% | 14.4% | 248 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.0% | 171 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 7.5% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 1,619 donors and 878 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.5% (85%). 107 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 77 bills: 76 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 46. 49.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 69 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 19: In memory of Dr. Judith Ann Jones Carrier of Fort Worth. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR19/
- HR 1289: Commending Nathan Micheal Sullivan of Arlington for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1289/
- HR 1288: Commending Kieran J. Williams for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1288/
- HR 1291: Commending Mazbeen Ali for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1291/
- HR 1290: Commending Destiny Aladeyelu for her service as a legislative intern in the district office of State Representative Chris Turner. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1290/
- HR 1043: Commemorating the 14th anniversary of Industrial Solutions Company in Arlington. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1043/
- HR 1030: Honoring Building Future Families on the occasion of National Foster Care Month and National Foster Parent Appreciation Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1030/
- HR 906: In memory of Sallye R. Moore of Grand Prairie. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR906/
- HR 835: Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR835/
- HR 806: In memory of former State Representative Billy Len Arnold of Grand Prairie. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR806/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $963.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2112741885437419695
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2112182123784184061
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2110831986860323039
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2110444291499688348
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2109690947986489534
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2109771725185638604
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2108920787822338276
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2108939876728963569
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2108953598478450953
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisgturner/status/2109013833310244974

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=101
- Campaign site: https://votechristurner.com
- X: https://x.com/chrisgturner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepChrisTurner
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG453iR1Vg7DpD7MZ-XSKvg/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgturner/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5e2021c-8221-41ba-b45c-cc89d13b2af2