Gene Wu

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Representative · District 137 · Democratic

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1,228 roll-call votes on record - 994 yes, 196 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Representative, District 137 (Texas) since Jan 2013. github.com ↗

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The record

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1,228

Roll-call votes on record.

1,228 votes · 994 yes · 196 no · 22 absent · 15 excused · 1 not voting. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Sep 3, 2025

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

Special Districts17 votes · yes on 16, no on 1

Occupational Regulation11 votes · yes on 9, no on 2

Criminal Procedure9 votes · yes on 6, no on 2, 1 other

County Government--General (I0096)8 votes · yes on 8, no on 0

Law Enforcement8 votes · yes on 5, no on 3

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESRelating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.HB 1 · Sep 3, 2025

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Personal finances

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Liberal

More liberal than 95% of Texas House members

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Score−1.55 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.57 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.98)

Compared with516 members of Texas House members (1993–2022)

Covers2013–2022

● This person Democrats (230) Republicans (286)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 69% of 2022 Texas House candidates

Details

Score−0.60 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.14 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.74)

Compared with549 members of 2022 Texas House candidates

Covers2012–2022

● This person Democrats (139) Republicans (188) Independents (222)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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In their words

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Why they’re running · in their own words

“As the Texas House Democratic Minority Leader, Gene leads House Democrats in the fight for working families and against the far-right agenda at the Texas Capitol.”

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Defending Democracy & Fair Electionsverbatim · tap to open

“Voters should choose their leaders — not the other way around.”

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Affordable Health Careverbatim · tap to open

“Gene's position is straightforward: quality health care every family can afford.”

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Affordable Health Careverbatim · tap to open

“Gene's position is straightforward: quality health care every family can afford.”

Advocates for quality, affordable health care and the protection of Medicaid and mental-health services.

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