Keith Bell

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2,855 roll-call votes on record - 2,679 yes, 120 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Representative, District 4 (Texas) since Jan 2019. github.com ↗

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The record

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2,855

Roll-call votes on record.

2,855 votes · 2,679 yes · 120 no · 29 absent · 27 excused. 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 Districts19 votes · yes on 19, no on 0

Occupational Regulation14 votes · yes on 14, no on 0

Courts14 votes · yes on 14, no on 0

Agriculture14 votes · yes on 12, no on 2

County Government13 votes · yes on 13, no on 0

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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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Conservative

More conservative than 75% of Texas House members

Details

Score+1.23 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.04 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+1.19)

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 · donorsVery Conservative

More conservative than 62% of 2022 Texas House candidates

Details

Score+1.10 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.06 more liberal than the Republican median in this group (+1.16)

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 ↗

About these scores

These are third-party academic estimates of one left–right dimension, computed by researchers from roll-call votes or campaign donors. They are not Poliscope’s judgment. Each source uses its own scale, so compare people within a source rather than across sources.

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In their words

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Why they’re running · in their own words

“We need strong leadership with a record of success, committed to growth and conservative values. I will bring results as your state representative.”

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Platform positions · verbatim where quoted

Public Educationverbatim · tap to open

“Keep kids the #1 priority in education!”

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Public Educationverbatim · tap to open

“Keep kids the #1 priority in education!”

Advocates for local public schools, parental rights, and school safety; previously passed legislation banning explicit material in libraries and restricting biological men from girls' sports.

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Border Securitytap to open

Supports increased funding for border security, expanded powers for state troopers to arrest, and harsher penalties for human traffickers.

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Property Tax Relieftap to open

Supported a $18 billion property tax relief package involving school district tax rate reductions, homestead exemption expansion, and appraisal process reforms.

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Property Tax Relieftap to open

supports

Supported a $18 billion property tax relief package involving school district tax rate reductions, homestead exemption expansion, and appraisal process reforms.

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Border Securitytap to open

supports

Supports increased funding for border security, expanded powers for state troopers to arrest, and harsher penalties for human traffickers.

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