James Talarico

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for U.S. Senator · Democratic

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688 roll-call votes on record - 487 yes, 72 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Averages 48.8% across 37 public polls in the Senate race - latest: ActiVote has it at 51% (Oct 21, 2026). public polling ↗
Latest coverage: “She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills” (WPLG Local 10, Oct 25, 2026) - one of 93 stories across the spectrum (Left 17 · Center 18 · Right 7). coverage, lean labeled ↗

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The record

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688

Roll-call votes on record.

688 votes · 487 yes · 121 excused · 72 no · 8 absent. 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

Occupational Regulation10 votes · yes on 6, no on 2, 2 other

Special Districts9 votes · yes on 6, no on 0, 3 other

Public Notice7 votes · yes on 4, no on 1, 2 other

Elections7 votes · yes on 3, no on 3, 1 other

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)6 votes · yes on 3, no on 1, 2 other

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESRelating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.HB 20 · Sep 3, 2025

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Personal finances

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Standing

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Public polling · Senate · 2026

48.8%

Average of 37 public polls · as of Oct 21, 2026 · latest: ActiVote 51% polling ↗

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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

Details

Score−1.53 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.55 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.98)

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

Covers2019–2022

● 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 80% of 2022 Texas House candidates

Details

Score−0.85 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median1.72 more liberal than the Independent median in this group (+0.87)

Compared with549 members of 2022 Texas House candidates

Covers2018–2022

● 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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Platform positions · verbatim where quoted

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goalsverbatim · tap to open

“Affordability: The real fight in this country isn’t Left vs Right; it’s Top vs Bottom. Right now, the rich are getting richer, and the rest of us are struggling to get by. I am proposing a cost-of-living tax cut that will expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything. I’ll pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.”

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?verbatim · tap to open

“I’m passionate about fighting corruption and lowering costs. I am proposing a cost-of-living tax cut that will expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything. I’ll pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share. I’ll continue lowering costs by cutting red tape so we can build more homes and get new energy projects off the ground — lowering housing and utility prices.”

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