# A.J. Louderback

A.J. Louderback is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 30
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dd3e49ca-2b2b-4a83-ae63-0ade6ccef73f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dd3e49ca-2b2b-4a83-ae63-0ade6ccef73f (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

100% of Louderback’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Texas, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

11 classified statements: 11 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 | Louderback | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.1% | 2.9% | 72 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 27.3% | 31.9% | 447 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 36.4% | 12.7% | 35 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 67% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Immigration 67% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Republicans 11%); Energy 33% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.02), from 272 donors and 293 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 89% (85%). 327 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 108 bills: 106 reached committee, 59 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 134. 54.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 53 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 5: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB5/
- HB 20: Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 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 3: Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas… (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB3/
- HB 22: Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB22/
- HB 287: Relating to the authority of the governor over certain interoperable communications system procurements by a political subdivision. (introduced, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB287/
- HB 106: Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the… (introduced, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB106/
- HR 1528: Congratulating the Ganado High School softball team on winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division 1 state championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1528/
- HR 1391: In memory of Osmond Bernard Scott of Ganado. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1391/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $139.6K (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.

- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/2106551141467099304
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/2101436939224100897
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/2085389086399852728
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/2029372214944940263
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/2025378055871431076
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/1927525010421526937
- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/1926800043324895509
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/1913676735666626837
- 2025-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/1909383221055234345
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/LouderbackAj/status/1906504252329279890

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/4620
- Campaign site: https://ajlouderback.com/
- X: https://x.com/LouderbackAj
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheriffAJLouderback/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aj.louderback.1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louderbackaj/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-louderback-b8bb4812a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dd3e49ca-2b2b-4a83-ae63-0ade6ccef73f