# Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dee454b1-6da0-4b1b-a232-033e7de8551f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dee454b1-6da0-4b1b-a232-033e7de8551f (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 Johnson talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, the highest of 228 State Senate Democrats.

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

671 classified statements: 671 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.9% | 2.4% | 53 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 21.2% | 10.3% | 47 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 60.4% | 42.9% | 64 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 3.4% | 63 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.6% | 16.1% | 130 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 0.8% | 42 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 36% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 16% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Law 9.4% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.37 (standard error 0.01), from 7,074 donors and 1,096 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

4,983 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 90% (89%). 265 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted nay · 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 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 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 nay · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 192 bills: 179 reached committee, 89 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 27. 46.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 25 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 81: Recognizing Metrocare's Hillside Campus on the occasion of its grand opening. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR81/
- SR 82: Recognizing Irving Fire Department on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR82/
- SJR 4: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state… (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SJR4/
- SB 42: Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB42/
- SR 4: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR4/
- SB 30: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB30/
- SJR 3: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SJR3/
- SB 31: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB31/
- SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB16/
- SJR 2: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SJR2/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.7M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2114808274692276587
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2113377813801713952
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2112968447520874766
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2112640460577800473
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2112220881296761242
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2111823748391149690
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2110827916284281059
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2110393945435820412
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2110038013631693282
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nathanfortexas/status/2109615242900635931

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=16
- Campaign site: https://www.nathanfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/nathanfortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanfortexas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanfortexas
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NathanForTexas
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-johnson-6034094/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dee454b1-6da0-4b1b-a232-033e7de8551f