# Brad Buckley

Brad Buckley is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 54.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 54
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e3533cbc-f3ab-46bc-a591-c68657f82527

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3533cbc-f3ab-46bc-a591-c68657f82527 (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

75% of the 97 bills Buckley sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Texas House.

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

179 classified statements: 179 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 | Buckley | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.5% | 9.3% | 290 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 42.5% | 31.9% | 233 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 1.8% | 145 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.3% | 12.7% | 336 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 51% (State House Republicans 15%); Energy 26% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 6.6% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 5.3% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 5.3% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.01), from 623 donors and 852 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,726 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 64% (85%). 253 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 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 97 bills: 93 reached committee, 73 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 130. 75.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 6 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 151: Honoring the Rotary Club of Killeen Heights on the occasion of its 40th anniversary in 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR151/
- HR 152: Commemorating the 7th annual Bell County Area Go Texan BBQ Cook-off in Belton. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR152/
- HR 102: Congratulating Charles and Lawanda Hardage of Killeen on their 60th wedding anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR102/
- HR 104: Commending the Kliewer family for 34 years of service as the owners of Patriot Buick GMC in Killeen. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR104/
- HR 103: In memory of Oscar Rolando "Rolly" Correa of Salado. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR103/
- HR 100: In memory of Jack R. Wade. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR100/
- HR 93: Congratulating Sara Van Dusen of Killeen on her induction into the U.S. Army Operational Testers' Hall of Fame. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR93/
- HR 101: Congratulating Linda Huebner of Bartlett ISD on being named the 2025 Region V Teacher of the Year and the 2025 State Teacher of the Year by the Family and… (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR101/
- HB 253: Relating to the establishment of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response at Texas A&M University. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB253/
- HB 226: Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB226/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $606.2K (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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2113766698817859858
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2113104717807059126
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2113123960116093397
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2111920837188337812
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2107921060066693464
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2107568796886331887
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2106439344995369220
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2106063140307841247
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2106153755154477166
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm/status/2105356430685667448

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=54
- Campaign site: https://www.buckleyfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/bradbuckleydvm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bradbuckleyfortexas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradbuckleyfortexas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradbuckley8640

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3533cbc-f3ab-46bc-a591-c68657f82527