# Mihaela Pleșa

Mihaela Pleșa is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 70.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 70
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b69579f7-74de-4a71-86ba-033264cc5bc7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b69579f7-74de-4a71-86ba-033264cc5bc7 (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

Pleșa reported $488.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

1,406 classified statements: 1,406 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 | Pleșa | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.5% | 339 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.0% | 10.4% | 344 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.0% | 39.2% | 246 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 2.9% | 311 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 14.4% | 285 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 259 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 7.9% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.7% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.01), from 4,463 donors and 276 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 90% (85%). 142 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 157 bills: 156 reached committee, 93 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 138. 59.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 36 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 149: Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB149/
- HB 303: Relating to the administration of elections. (introduced, 2025-08-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB303/
- HR 1284: Congratulating Joanne Huffstetler on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1284/
- HR 1033: Recognizing May 4, 2025, as International Bereaved Mother's Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1033/
- HR 931: Congratulating Kathleen Dobrott on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Wilson Middle School in Plano ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR931/
- HR 923: Congratulating Brittney Diamond Muns on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Shepard Elementary School in Plano ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR923/
- HR 920: Congratulating Catherine Horak on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Rasor Elementary School in Plano ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR920/
- HR 927: Congratulating Alexus Bender on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Weatherford Elementary School in Plano ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR927/
- HR 924: Congratulating Miriel Govantes Aguilar on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Sigler Elementary School in Plano ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR924/
- HR 918: Congratulating Amy Willerson on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Plano ISD Academy High School in Plano ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR918/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $488.5K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114705431075426638
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114732436823163076
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114797718593782242
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2113989840236589173
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114035773427060939
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114065466067222539
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114113604509200480
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2114122480944398499
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2113593898635333669
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/plesafortexas/status/2113736034131304822

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=70
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.plesafortexas.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjpn9WKi5CGAxVGNlkFHWQHBe0QFnoECCkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3d-9QDivJEg3FRJFOMFJZu
- X: https://x.com/plesafortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073431504625
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plesafortexas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWZLW6FAzFJJw2XgiNEfdQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaela-plesa-26640348/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b69579f7-74de-4a71-86ba-033264cc5bc7