# Janie Lopez

Janie Lopez is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 37
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a732704e-9b03-449c-b24f-f4c567b5acdd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a732704e-9b03-449c-b24f-f4c567b5acdd (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

Lopez reported $1.5M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

294 classified statements: 294 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lopez | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 2.9% | 356 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.1% | 9.3% | 407 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 46.6% | 31.9% | 177 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 398 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 12.7% | 161 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 342 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Water Resources Development 15% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Emergency Management 13% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 252 donors and 282 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,604 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 63% (85%). 264 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 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 · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 104 bills: 98 reached committee, 52 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 173. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 66 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 79: In memory of Lionel Charles Betancourt. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR79/
- HR 71: Congratulating the West Brownsville Little League Junior Softball All-Stars on winning the 2025 Texas West State Tournament championship and advancing to the… (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR71/
- HR 63: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR63/
- HR 59: Congratulating the Raymondville Early College High School Bearkat Band on being named the 2026 3A Honor Band by the Texas Music Educators Association. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR59/
- HB 254: Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB254/
- HCR 11: Urging the Department of Homeland Security to expedite the approval of all FEMA applications for flood mitigation projects in Texas. (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR11/
- HJR 21: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm… (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR21/
- HB 237: Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB237/
- HB 239: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB239/
- HB 240: Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB240/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.5M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2106813511833993289
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2106020480540877207
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2093751975162577045
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2087730143963832645
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2087730365674787008
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2087548781277421781
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2087549104545038347
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2087549234388037717
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2087549650781786443
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/janielopezfortx/status/2084454088343978108

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=37
- Campaign site: https://www.janielopez.com
- X: https://x.com/janielopezfortx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janielopezfortexas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janie.lopez.988/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a732704e-9b03-449c-b24f-f4c567b5acdd