# Jared Patterson

Jared Patterson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 106.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 106
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e926ca11-64dd-4e15-97bd-1f7b0915de36

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e926ca11-64dd-4e15-97bd-1f7b0915de36 (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

Patterson reported $1.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

282 classified statements: 282 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 | Patterson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.9% | 199 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.4% | 9.3% | 217 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.5% | 31.9% | 244 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.6% | 1.8% | 80 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 28.7% | 12.7% | 75 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.4% | 184 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 19% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Science, Technology, Communications 12% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Economics and Public Finance 9.4% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.69 (standard error 0.01), from 757 donors and 886 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,766 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 90.1% (85%). 555 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 97 bills: 93 reached committee, 42 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 140. 43.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 93 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 308: Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property. (introduced, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB308/
- HR 98: Congratulating McKinley Wagley on her selection as the 2025 Miss Rodeo North Texas Fair Princess. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR98/
- HR 74: Congratulating Sadie Schiermeyer of Richardson on her selection as Miss Texas 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR74/
- HB 229: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB229/
- HB 37: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions;… (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB37/
- HB 36: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB36/
- HR 1521: Congratulating Jack Baxley on his retirement as vice president of governmental affairs for TEXO, The Construction Association. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1521/
- HR 1360: Congratulating Easton Patterson on his graduation as a member of the Whitesboro High School Class of 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1360/
- HR 1054: In memory of Fred Joseph Mitchell of Lewisville. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1054/
- HR 1017: Commemorating Easter 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1017/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2110908152791155159
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2103113768230166923
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2099880720290164798
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2099168372445368554
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2099240835736809923
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2098386912977305606
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2097528209478725639
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2094867598299017253
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2092669166494859551
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaredlpatterson/status/2091597844645912775

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=106
- Campaign site: https://jaredpatterson.net
- X: https://x.com/jaredlpatterson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jpattersontx/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaredlpatterson/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jaredpatterson8278

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e926ca11-64dd-4e15-97bd-1f7b0915de36