# Erin Zwiener

Erin Zwiener is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 45
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b55d57f4-bd06-4487-8860-0b6eeb9a1dea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b55d57f4-bd06-4487-8860-0b6eeb9a1dea (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

20% of Zwiener’s statements criticize a policy, 1.9 times the State House Democrat average of 10%.

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

523 classified statements: 523 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 | Zwiener | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.5% | 259 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 20.3% | 10.4% | 118 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 57.6% | 39.2% | 136 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 334 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.5% | 14.4% | 324 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 275 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 26% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Water Resources Development 10% (State House Democrats 1.3%); Health 8.3% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.01), from 7,778 donors and 878 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.6% (85%). 209 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 78 bills: 74 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 40. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 75 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 170: Commemorating the grand opening of the new Hays County Food Bank headquarters in San Marcos. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR170/
- HB 108: Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB108/
- HB 112: Relating to emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth camps and campus programs for minors. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB112/
- HB 125: Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB125/
- HB 117: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB117/
- HB 48: Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB48/
- HB 239: Relating to emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth camps and campus programs for minors. (introduced, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB239/
- HB 188: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county. (introduced, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB188/
- HB 190: Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management. (introduced, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB190/
- HB 114: Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties. (introduced, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB114/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $130.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2113684836833693916
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2113684986700140806
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2112216026884808911
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2109728257104920824
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2108300647216902631
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2108303245936660665
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2108303643019468914
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2107906322729480386
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2107127986596307083
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erinforyall/status/2106066822747521362

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=45
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.erinforyall.com/&ved=2ahUKEwi18NC-kIKGAxVxg4kEHcUxBgYQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0YWZEG-wUwIWA474MZezbm
- X: https://x.com/erinforyall
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statereperin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinforyall/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjcXaP7-PqPNjBGbFzQuCOQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-z-3a729414/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b55d57f4-bd06-4487-8860-0b6eeb9a1dea