# Brent Hagenbuch

Brent Hagenbuch is a Republican member of the Texas Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c15c9bf3-f28a-4c01-9a10-383bc7a05cb9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c15c9bf3-f28a-4c01-9a10-383bc7a05cb9 (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 Hagenbuch talks about and legislates on agree at 0.65 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

547 classified statements: 547 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hagenbuch | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.3% | 184 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 9.5% | 286 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 38.4% | 37.3% | 169 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 2.3% | 146 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 25.1% | 15.4% | 70 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 112 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 24% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.6% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 275 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

1,316 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 98.2% (89%). 168 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted yea · final 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/
- 2025-09-03 · 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/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the House amendment to SB 8. · SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · adoption of amendment · HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18. · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · passage · HB 192 Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- 2025-08-27 · voted yea · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 206 bills: 198 reached committee, 139 passed one chamber, 55 passed both, 50 became law. Cosponsored 150. 67.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 15 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 39: Recognizing Audrey Davis for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR39/
- SR 38: Recognizing Sarah Hammond for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent A. Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR38/
- SR 37: Recognizing Avery Kurzontkowski for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR37/
- SR 40: Recognizing Emma Salas for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR40/
- SR 34: Recognizing Lawson Spivey for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent A. Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR34/
- SR 36: Recognizing Charlie Ondeck for his service as an intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR36/
- SR 42: Recognizing Emily Krupa for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR42/
- SR 35: Recognizing Annie Meyers for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent A. Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR35/
- SR 41: Recognizing Denisse Vargas for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR41/
- SR 43: Recognizing Ciclaly Elizarraras for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Senator Brent Hagenbuch. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR43/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $293.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2114715260720468069
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2114716741112635861
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2114485242689900887
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2113827376391991693
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2114006464725430733
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2113622900615864673
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2113093952739938335
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2112714239781822862
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2112723380679967138
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HagenbuchTX/status/2113024318129025273

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.hagenbuchtx.com
- X: https://x.com/HagenbuchTX
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HagenbuchTX/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brent.hagenboo.75/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brenthagenbuch/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brenthagenbuch/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hagenbuch1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-hagenbuch-0236a54b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c15c9bf3-f28a-4c01-9a10-383bc7a05cb9