# Mando Martinez

Mando Martinez is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 39
- Serving since: 2005-01-11
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e2d786e9-5e46-4807-be42-546203016996

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2d786e9-5e46-4807-be42-546203016996 (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

Martinez sits at −0.31 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

9 classified statements: 9 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Martinez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.1% | 2.5% | 43 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 775 donors and 867 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 75% (85%). 182 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 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 · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 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/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 76 bills: 73 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 57. 40.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 102 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 244: Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB244/
- HB 215: Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB215/
- 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 68: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB68/
- 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 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 283: Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster. (introduced, 2025-08-06) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB283/
- HB 284: Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects. (introduced, 2025-08-06) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB284/
- HB 1: Relating to disaster response and preparedness, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a… (in committee, 2025-08-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB1/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $155.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/2040777047165804751
- 2026-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/2040106282078662794
- 2025-11-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1985152316127776813
- 2025-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1959255837827903898
- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1923095125355319487
- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1923095202744455270
- 2025-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1921567089078243739
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1919778484081045950
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/andoconmando39/status/1895677942015148034

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=39
- Campaign site: http://www.mandomartinez.com
- X: https://x.com/andoconmando39
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andoconmando
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andoconmando/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armando-mando-martinez-ando-con-mando-3baa4211/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2d786e9-5e46-4807-be42-546203016996