# John Lujan

John Lujan is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 118.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 118
- Serving since: 2021-11-16
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fbd66d9f-2a93-4cbf-b75d-b51cb01e955e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbd66d9f-2a93-4cbf-b75d-b51cb01e955e (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

Lujan voted against the majority of Texas House Republicans 308 times; party unity 56%, in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 85%).

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

293 classified statements: 293 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 | Lujan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.0% | 9.3% | 655 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 50.8% | 31.9% | 115 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 1.8% | 139 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 38.2% | 12.7% | 27 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 719 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 56% (85%). 308 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 119 bills: 114 reached committee, 85 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 137. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 11 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 166: Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the incorporation of Universal City. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR166/
- HR 86: In memory of the 13 victims of catastrophic flooding that occurred in San Antonio on June 11 and 12, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR86/
- HR 67: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR67/
- HR 46: In memory of legendary accordionist Flaco Jiménez. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR46/
- HR 47: In memory of Eulogio G. Flores of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR47/
- HR 49: Congratulating Harlandale ISD superintendent Gerardo Soto on being named the 2025 ESC Region 20 Superintendent of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR49/
- HR 48: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the designation of the San Antonio Missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR48/
- HR 45: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of American Legion Post No. 667 in Universal City. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR45/
- HB 68: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB68/
- HR 71: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of American Legion Post No. 667 in Universal City. (introduced, 2025-08-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR71/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.8K (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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2113648252579201414
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2077122820652347833
- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2074508216424087851
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2072373514032607531
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2070522475339813242
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2059767634976203145
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2057090487043961208
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2052492425504113025
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2052019688033399164
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2052126195567804699

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=118
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.votelujan.com/&ved=2ahUKEwimwNDiyaGGAxXEkIkEHTEACTIQFnoECDEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0_4FSAXqDtwSfHTA8_kYAf
- X: https://x.com/LujanForTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteLujan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votelujan/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnLujanForTexas/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lujan-it-executive-93258b1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbd66d9f-2a93-4cbf-b75d-b51cb01e955e