# Ben Bumgarner

Ben Bumgarner is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 63
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ba43365e-63dc-4bdc-aadc-e3939aa7465b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba43365e-63dc-4bdc-aadc-e3939aa7465b (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 Bumgarner talks about and legislates on agree at 0.77 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

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

1,047 classified statements: 1,047 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 | Bumgarner | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.9% | 431 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.0% | 9.3% | 552 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 18.6% | 31.9% | 590 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.8% | 486 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.9% | 12.7% | 425 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.4% | 421 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 24% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 291 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,748 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 92.3% (85%). 566 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 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 89 bills: 85 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 220. 49.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 68 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 236: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB236/
- HB 89: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB89/
- HB 87: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB87/
- SB 18: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated… (passed both chambers, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB18/
- HB 302: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district. (introduced, 2025-08-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB302/
- HB 101: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters… (introduced, 2025-07-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB101/
- HCR 149: Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR149/
- HR 1054: In memory of Fred Joseph Mitchell of Lewisville. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1054/
- HR 1055: Congratulating the Marcus High School girls' soccer team on winning the 2025 UIL 6A Division 2 state championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1055/
- HR 691: Recognizing April 2 and 3, 2025, as Denton County Days at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR691/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $610.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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 · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2113450199985377597
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2113128340974617078
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2113128815841169836
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2113129930334916617
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2113313253959106959
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2113339441515520186
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2112978834652008463
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2112685997771395527
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2111278300744311182
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63/status/2109803654782017918

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=63
- Campaign site: https://www.bumgarnerfortexas.com/lander
- X: https://x.com/bumgarner4hd63
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.bumgarner.581
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbenbumgarner/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-bumgarner-a19308135/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba43365e-63dc-4bdc-aadc-e3939aa7465b