# Nicole Collier

Nicole Collier is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 95.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 95
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea169f77-0bd8-4ca0-ac59-f894c9a09e71

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea169f77-0bd8-4ca0-ac59-f894c9a09e71 (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

64% of Collier’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Texas, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

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

45 classified statements: 45 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 | Collier | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.2% | 2.5% | 246 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.6% | 10.4% | 192 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 28.9% | 39.2% | 541 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 2.9% | 167 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.4% | 14.4% | 576 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.0% | 102 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 23% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 7.7% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.03), from 104 donors and 885 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 97.2% (85%). 258 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 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 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 41 bills: 37 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 25. 48.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 71 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 13: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the officials responsible for appraising property for ad valorem taxation in… (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR13/
- HB 42: Relating to a defense to prosecution for the possession of certain consumable hemp products containing a controlled substance or marihuana. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB42/
- HB 90: Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of an older residence homestead located in or near a tax increment financing reinvestment zone. (introduced, 2025-07-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB90/
- HR 1280: Honoring the Molson Coors Fort Worth Brewery on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Miller Lite. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1280/
- HR 835: Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR835/
- HB 5450: Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee on preventable deaths in county jails and a report concerning county jail safety. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5450/
- HB 107: Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB107/
- HB 148: Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB148/
- HB 4420: Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment. (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4420/
- HB 4120: Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4120/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 64% 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.

- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/2102176589630820854
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/2099203410499096753
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/2064796591710511364
- 2025-11-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1990476789161009201
- 2025-11-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1986900309407605129
- 2025-11-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1984415983688147065
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1983199353192730812
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1983317295435858271
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1981758306361221171
- 2025-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/nicolecollier95/status/1981477621780074689

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=95
- Campaign site: https://www.votenicolecollier.com
- X: https://x.com/nicolecollier95
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleCollierTX
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolecollier95/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-collier-0289a52/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea169f77-0bd8-4ca0-ac59-f894c9a09e71