# Marc LaHood

Marc LaHood is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 121.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 121
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d34eead2-bd19-49ce-8131-6d314d58e6a1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d34eead2-bd19-49ce-8131-6d314d58e6a1 (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

LaHood reported $2.5M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

164 classified statements: 164 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 | LaHood | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.3% | 601 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 57.9% | 31.9% | 55 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 1.8% | 370 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 39.0% | 12.7% | 23 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.4% | 210 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 21% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 450 donors and 273 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,734 roll calls. Attendance 91.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 83% (85%). 365 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 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 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 57 bills: 54 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 158. 45.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 83 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 86: In memory of the 13 victims of catastrophic flooding that occurred in San Antonio on June 11 and 12, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR86/
- HB 202: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB202/
- HJR 19: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR19/
- HB 201: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB201/
- HB 203: Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures and the adoption of ad valorem tax rates. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB203/
- HB 16: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB16/
- HB 299: Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures and the adoption of ad valorem tax rates. (introduced, 2025-08-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB299/
- HJR 38: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the… (introduced, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR38/
- HB 297: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving… (introduced, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB297/
- HR 1366: Commending Aidan Salazar for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Marc LaHood. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1366/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.5M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2114770190269329575
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2114846084308533519
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2114047123541119081
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2114096832997740753
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2113750178998177966
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2113410615553253713
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2113031676066406859
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2112219528599855311
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2110527730244530596
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LaHood4Texas/status/2110793085261115765

## Links

- Campaign site: https://marclahood.com
- X: https://x.com/LaHood4Texas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcLaHoodCampaign/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.lahood.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marc.lahood/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuiNioFkGCIWrXypz-9g59w

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d34eead2-bd19-49ce-8131-6d314d58e6a1