# Daniel Alders

Daniel Alders is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 6
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f602a657-8951-4dcb-9bd8-c04bcce4ba56

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f602a657-8951-4dcb-9bd8-c04bcce4ba56 (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

Alders sits at +0.63 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of State House Republicans.

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

1,035 classified statements: 1,035 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 | Alders | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.9% | 277 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.4% | 9.3% | 396 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.3% | 31.9% | 576 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.8% | 344 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.9% | 12.7% | 485 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.4% | 314 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 14% (State House Republicans 10%); Energy 7.5% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 172 donors and 289 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,743 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.2% (85%). 524 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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 41 bills: 38 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 177. 36.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 113 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 300: Relating to the text of and information that must be included on the ballot for debt obligation elections and on a voter information document. (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB300/
- HB 27: Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas… (passed both chambers, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- HJR 14: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote to authorize a political subdivision to issue general obligation bonds or other debt… (introduced, 2025-07-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HJR14/
- HB 96: Relating to the date and requirements regarding an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or other debt obligations payable from ad… (introduced, 2025-07-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB96/
- HR 1122: In memory of Sam Lively of the Tyler Police Department. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1122/
- HB 5225: Relating to the powers and duties of certain property owners' associations. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5225/
- HR 560: Amending the house rules by repealing the special rules requiring face masks. (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR560/
- HB 5556: Relating to waivers permitting non-certified drivers to operate in partnership with state-certified emergency medical personnel. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5556/
- HB 5227: Relating to the protection of workers in the Texas entertainment industry to accept employment in union and non-union productions without fear of retaliation,… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5227/
- HB 4943: Relating to property owner claims for compensation from certain municipalities that fail to enforce certain laws. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4943/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $109.4K (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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2112170062048276943
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2111083717129326655
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2110368308859969622
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2110401055141876088
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2109360829888086474
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2108921532055495101
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2108398429470867783
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2108532258936422812
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2108632622696136867
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanielAldersTX/status/2108680278436704690

## Links

- Campaign site: https://danielalders.com
- X: https://x.com/DanielAldersTX
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielAldersTX/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielalderstx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielalders/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f602a657-8951-4dcb-9bd8-c04bcce4ba56