# Shelby Slawson

Shelby Slawson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 59
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ddebb940-33f9-4b5c-a8fa-e22c63a594e9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ddebb940-33f9-4b5c-a8fa-e22c63a594e9 (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

Slawson sits at +0.79 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Republicans.

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

77 classified statements: 77 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 | Slawson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 363 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.1% | 9.3% | 300 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 26.0% | 31.9% | 474 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 357 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.7% | 12.7% | 355 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 35% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Law 25% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.79 (standard error 0.02), from 493 donors and 585 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)

3,769 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 98.9% (85%). 872 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 40 bills: 38 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 156. 55.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 51 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- HJR 29: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for… (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR29/
- HB 150: Relating to a members ability to establish service credit for a year in which they are eligible for office. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB150/
- HB 96: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB96/
- HB 83: Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of a change of use of certain land. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB83/
- HR 1339: Recognizing May 28, 2025, as Coryell County Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1339/
- HR 1251: In memory of Ruth Ann Buzzi Perkins of Erath County. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1251/
- HR 815: Recognizing April 10, 2025, as Erath County Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR815/
- HB 5526: Relating to a school security volunteer program for public schools in certain counties. (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5526/
- SB 2920: Relating to the regulation of steroid use by students participating in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2920/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $168.5K (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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2113403435731107905
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2103312353970577458
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2100035316329353648
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2093934762385686703
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2092049641969737729
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2090804674936889793
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2090541625726444024
- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2088438929749934543
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2083251154843308520
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/shelbyslawson/status/2070536920166174837

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=59
- Campaign site: https://shelbyslawson.com
- X: https://x.com/shelbyslawson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelby.slawson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelby.slawson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-slawson

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ddebb940-33f9-4b5c-a8fa-e22c63a594e9