# Ryan Guillen

Ryan Guillen is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 31
- Serving since: 2021-11-15
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f0ede995-2253-4f7b-a922-6da34e4de194

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0ede995-2253-4f7b-a922-6da34e4de194 (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

Guillen voted against the majority of Texas House Republicans 326 times; party unity 53%, in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 85%).

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

457 classified statements: 457 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 | Guillen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.8% | 9.3% | 557 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.1% | 31.9% | 250 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 471 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 19.0% | 12.7% | 191 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 24% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 7.4% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Government Operations and Politics 7.4% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.01 (standard error 0.02), from 376 donors and 875 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.2% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 53% (85%). 326 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 210 bills: 198 reached committee, 112 passed one chamber, 46 passed both, 44 became law. Cosponsored 126. 53.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 59 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 132: In memory of Luis V. Allala Jr. of Cotulla. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR132/
- HR 137: Commemorating the Summer Under the Stars Block Party & BBQ Cook-Off. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR137/
- HR 138: In memory of Arturo M. Garza of Rio Grande City. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR138/
- HR 136: Commemorating the 60th annual Freer Rattlesnake Round Up barbecue cook-off. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR136/
- HR 164: In memory of David Homer Guerra of McAllen. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR164/
- HR 133: Congratulating Albino Bazan Jr. of La Casita on his 100th birthday. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR133/
- HR 140: In memory of Roldan Montalvo Jr. of Hebbronville. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR140/
- HR 139: In memory of Alejandro "Alex" Lopez Jr. of San Diego. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR139/
- HR 131: Congratulating Alicia Canales Gonzalez of Hebbronville on her 100th birthday. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR131/
- HR 135: Commemorating the dedication of the Official Texas Historical Marker for Rancho de Pataguilla. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR135/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $412.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2114430373295763611
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2113271921412391158
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2112961877936382091
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2112573452129619977
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2112618126798106868
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2112216052834660487
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2111463173358231944
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2111196023334830132
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2110056068672098725
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanguillen/status/2110132230949642279

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=31
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.ryanguillen.com/&ved=2ahUKEwikkPiX06GGAxVmmIkEHe2bC8YQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw39QlNPeRcCbJsh84a4g16b
- X: https://x.com/ryanguillen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representative.guillen/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanguillentx31/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-guillen-1343659/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0ede995-2253-4f7b-a922-6da34e4de194