# Trey Wharton

Trey Wharton is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 12
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/afd236d4-4266-4777-8d3d-be7616a7e43f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afd236d4-4266-4777-8d3d-be7616a7e43f (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

77% of the 31 bills Wharton sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Texas House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 374 donors and 294 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,738 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 89% (85%). 324 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 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 153. 77.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 3 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 61: Congratulating Sergeant Daniel Gaskamp on his retirement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR61/
- 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/
- SB 3: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB3/
- HR 582: In memory of Eugene Bothe of Brenham. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR582/
- HB 4926: Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4926/
- HB 4392: Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4392/
- HB 4386: Relating to the exchange or surrender of an annuity contract. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4386/
- HB 4142: Relating to the designation of a weight enforcement officer by a commissioners court in certain counties. (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4142/
- HB 4140: Relating to the use of certain tax revenue to acquire and enhance multipurpose venues and related infrastructure in certain counties. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4140/
- SB 2078: Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty. (became law, 2025-06-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2078/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $187.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Campaign site: https://whartonfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/WhartonForTexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Trey-Wharton-for-Texas-House-District-12/61553738502474/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adwfrog/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonfortexas/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afd236d4-4266-4777-8d3d-be7616a7e43f