# Terri Leo-Wilson

Terri Leo-Wilson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 23
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cee6cb7a-8d88-4c34-be27-dd10d1f31768

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cee6cb7a-8d88-4c34-be27-dd10d1f31768 (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

Leo-Wilson reported $842.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Leo-Wilson says (TX 2025–26 session)

345 classified statements: 345 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 | Leo-Wilson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.4% | 9.3% | 322 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 47.8% | 31.9% | 161 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 1.8% | 378 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 37.1% | 12.7% | 30 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 39% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 9.1% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Commerce 6.7% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Taxation 6.7% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.80 (standard error 0.02), from 410 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,695 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.7% (85%). 779 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 263 bills: 220 reached committee, 129 passed one chamber, 51 passed both, 49 became law. Cosponsored 202. 49.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 70 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 109: Commemorating the 175th anniversary of First Lutheran Church of Galveston. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR109/
- HB 298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (in committee, 2025-08-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB298/
- HB 292: Relating to a prohibition of the application of biosolids to certain land. (introduced, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB292/
- HB 290: Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Johnson County,… (introduced, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB290/
- HR 69: In memory of Domingo T. Orozco of Texas City. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR69/
- HB 266: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB266/
- HB 265: Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB265/
- HR 58: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to… (in committee, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR58/
- HB 258: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the… (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB258/
- HJR 21: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm… (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR21/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $842.6K (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.

- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2102426587438129504
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2102514732251185590
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2099541372550205512
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2099582816669306893
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2099201452090511624
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2098437665435603076
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2091983636962611277
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2091983876994310284
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2090488700685734060
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrileowilson/status/2090492352829722682

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=23
- Campaign site: https://terrifortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/terrileowilson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerriLeoWilson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TerriLeoWilson

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cee6cb7a-8d88-4c34-be27-dd10d1f31768