# Joanne Shofner

Joanne Shofner is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 11
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b39cf891-a259-422c-945a-94b65430ea0a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b39cf891-a259-422c-945a-94b65430ea0a (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

The policy areas Shofner talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Republicans.

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

632 classified statements: 632 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 | Shofner | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.9% | 435 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.6% | 9.3% | 617 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 39.1% | 31.9% | 278 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 445 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.2% | 12.7% | 302 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.4% | 250 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Emergency Management 8.5% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.9% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 174 donors and 286 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,739 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.4% (85%). 505 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 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 · 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 99 bills: 94 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 261. 40.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 105 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 18: Designating Newton County as the official Forest Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (introduced, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HCR18/
- HR 96: In memory of Dale Alan Nixon. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR96/
- HR 94: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of St. John's Episcopal Church in Carthage. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR94/
- HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/
- HR 58: In memory of Dale Alan Nixon. (introduced, 2025-08-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR58/
- HR 57: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of St. John's Episcopal Church in Carthage. (introduced, 2025-08-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR57/
- HCR 6: Designating Newton County as the official Forest Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (introduced, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HCR6/
- HB 84: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB84/
- HR 1473: Commending Carter Moxley for his service as deputy chief of staff in the office of State Representative Mike Schofield. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1473/
- HR 1461: Congratulating Maggie Simmons and Morgan Register on their wedding on August 10, 2024. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1461/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $77.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114802562545205447
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114844981508673967
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114173353187750147
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114386341706510805
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2113789668902711320
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114043199236809054
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114065844850323839
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2114065848360964108
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2113467141655539775
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannefortexans/status/2113671310739927474

## Links

- Campaign site: https://joannefortexans.com
- X: https://x.com/joannefortexans
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joannefortexans/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannefortexans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannewshofner/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-shofner-a8b311288/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b39cf891-a259-422c-945a-94b65430ea0a