# Rafael Anchía

Rafael Anchía is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 103.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 103
- Serving since: 2005-01-11
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f72eb41b-2ff9-434f-96cf-75b9724289ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f72eb41b-2ff9-434f-96cf-75b9724289ab (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

Anchía missed 19% of 3,700 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 93.1%).

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

1,283 classified statements: 1,283 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 | Anchía | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.5% | 224 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.3% | 10.4% | 240 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 39.2% | 329 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 342 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.0% | 14.4% | 489 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 190 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 11% (State House Democrats 0.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.3% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.01), from 774 donors and 752 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.3% (85%). 135 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 103 bills: 102 reached committee, 46 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 52. 44.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 87 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 19: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB19/
- HB 256: Relating to the development of a severe weather adaptation plan by certain entities. (introduced, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB256/
- SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB16/
- HR 1485: Commending Ginny Mendez for her service as a Mexican American Legislative Leadership Fellow in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1485/
- HR 1487: Commending Kendall Meachum on her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1487/
- HR 1484: Commending Hrishi Marakani for her service as a Texas Legislative Internship Program fellow in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1484/
- HR 1483: Commending Nia Nickens for her service as a PowerHouse Texas energy policy fellow in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1483/
- HR 1486: Commending Jake Broyles for his service as a communications aide in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1486/
- HR 1482: Commending Kate Tucker for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1482/
- HR 1469: Commending the members of the PowerHouse Texas Energy Policy Fellowship Program for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1469/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $193.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114526911083033027
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114795634431824122
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114818638347948097
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114820666587587058
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114823924718395417
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114169575814410695
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114172824487424183
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114180084768833702
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2114385181788574162
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rafaelanchia/status/2113785260274036938

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=103
- Campaign site: https://www.rafaelanchia.com
- X: https://x.com/rafaelanchia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rafaelanchia/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafaelanchia/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rafaelanchiatx
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-anchia-2a852221

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f72eb41b-2ff9-434f-96cf-75b9724289ab