# Kevin Sparks

Kevin Sparks is a Republican member of the Texas Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aa6deb86-b21b-4ed2-ad67-bd6217238afc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa6deb86-b21b-4ed2-ad67-bd6217238afc (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

Sparks sits at +0.81 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State Senate Republicans.

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

209 classified statements: 209 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sparks | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.0% | 9.5% | 289 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 29.7% | 37.3% | 232 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.3% | 104 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 12.4% | 15.4% | 190 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 23% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Emergency Management 21% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Health 11% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Water Resources Development 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 417 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

1,297 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 99.6% (89%). 168 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted yea · final 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/
- 2025-09-03 · 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/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the House amendment to SB 8. · SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · adoption of amendment · HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18. · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · passage · HB 192 Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 181 bills: 177 reached committee, 131 passed one chamber, 84 passed both, 80 became law. Cosponsored 103. 72.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 9 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 20: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of St. Ann's Catholic School in Midland. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR20/
- HCR 16: Congratulating Barbara Jean Bolden Yarbrough of Midland on the occasion of her 90th birthday. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR16/
- SR 1: Honoring the lives lost during the 2025 Texas flooding. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR1/
- HCR 8: Congratulating Charles and Margaret Semple of Midland on their 60th wedding anniversary. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR8/
- HCR 4: Congratulating Rickey and Anne Lowe of Horseshoe Bay on their 47th wedding anniversary. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR4/
- SR 4: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR4/
- HCR 5: Congratulating Don Sparks of Midland on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR5/
- HCR 6: Congratulating the Senior Life Midland Meals on Wheels program on delivering its five millionth meal. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR6/
- HCR 3: Commemorating the dedication of the Children's Emergency Relief International George M. Cowden Building in Austin. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR3/
- HCR 7: In memory of Richard Augustus Hewitt of San Antonio. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR7/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $187.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2113421037803385123
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2108200639360860195
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2105288977356050566
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2105393754505203913
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2103565999421178096
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2102402974094115036
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2102501933151920323
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2102031540863582544
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2102121159982457307
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinsparkstx/status/2101413403466100913

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=31
- Campaign site: https://kevinsparksfortexas.com/#about-section
- X: https://x.com/kevinsparkstx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevinsparkstx/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinsparkstx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-sparks-6a2088224/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa6deb86-b21b-4ed2-ad67-bd6217238afc