# Jon Rosenthal

Jon Rosenthal is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 135.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 135
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ab211984-06a9-447c-9ded-564d200bee60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ab211984-06a9-447c-9ded-564d200bee60 (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

Rosenthal reported $714.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

460 classified statements: 460 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 | Rosenthal | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.5% | 140 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.8% | 10.4% | 213 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.8% | 39.2% | 332 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.1% | 2.9% | 186 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.0% | 14.4% | 512 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.0% | 217 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 43% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 11% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.01), from 8,055 donors and 881 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 96.9% (85%). 184 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 35. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 128 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 558: Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Katy Business and Education Legislative Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR558/
- HB 5509: Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5509/
- HB 5105: Relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5105/
- HB 5103: Relating to the abandonment of mineral proceeds for purposes of certain unclaimed property laws. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5103/
- HB 5106: Relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5106/
- HB 4484: Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information in the custody of certain law enforcement and health care agencies of this state. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4484/
- HB 4477: Relating to the requirement to employ an adequate staff for a civil service commission of certain counties. (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4477/
- HB 4584: Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction of electric generating facilities. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4584/
- HB 4370: Relating to the projects undertaken by a public improvement district, municipal management district, water control and improvement district, fresh water… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4370/
- HB 3977: Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB3977/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $714.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 76% 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 · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2114509369488347259
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2114356987571896381
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2114356989765538094
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2114008579292185017
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2113276132053197290
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2113310501438452154
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2113376441790312825
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2112918648872456400
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2112918653142270102
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx/status/2112950691819860093

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=135
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://jonrosenthaltx.com/&ved=2ahUKEwi5h5ari5CGAxXzEVkFHSQ-B1YQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0PZ4SJogupq_N2_wRVTpci
- X: https://x.com/jon_rosenthaltx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonrosenthaltx/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jon_rosenthaltx
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiGgjXG_bDfaDFaAUKprw2Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonr10

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ab211984-06a9-447c-9ded-564d200bee60