Rating the Texas House in the 89th
SINIFI Scorecards!
Words are just words. Votes are what matter.
Someone can tell you “I believe” or “I support” all they want, but what shows you the reality is what they vote for when given the chance. That’s what the SINIFI scorecards are all about, cutting through the word salad and getting to the real outcomes, the things that impact Texans.
White Christian Nationalism, the fusing of political ideology with a version of faith, believes that the United States was always and still is a Christian nation, where the Christian faith should be privileged above all others, and our laws should reflect that. The strength of belief in that idea is the number one predictor that someone would also:
Want to inject religion into public schools
Want to implement private school vouchers
Carry racist beliefs and treat diversity as a negative
Be xenophobic, anti-immigrant, and anti-muslim
Be in favor of capital punishment and cracking down on “troublemakers”
Want less restrictions on guns
Be anti-LGBTQ / homophobic
Be anti-vaccine / anti-science
Want to ban abortion
Sexism and Patriarchy turned to 11
Authoritarian and all about imposing these beliefs on ALL
White Christian nationalism is the root of the rot impacting our country. We see the outcomes they push for as weeds we mobilize to fight against. Unless we understand it’s all coming from a common root, it will continue to spring up, all over our lawn, our communities, and our country.
I looked at 12 bills that in some cases are very obviously connected to Christian nationalism, and a few that you have to understand intent to get below the surface. All of these bills were passed by both the Texas House and the Senate. The bills are:
SB3 (Vetoed by the Gov, but special session is coming)
Hopefully you can see connections to what I laid out above in my descriptions. I’ve linked to all of the bills so that you can read them in full if you’d like to.
Before we jump into the ratings themselves, I want to say they are not intended to measure what is in someone’s head or heart, but simply what their actions / votes show us. The grades are simply the number of times you voted against bills influenced by Christian nationalism divided by the number of chances you had.
For example, if I was there for 12 votes and I voted against the CN bills 9 times, that would be 75%, or a “C” score. That simple.
On each card, you will find the representatives name, district, party, rating, how they voted on each of the 12 measured bills, and a text descriptor, based on the work of Andrew Whitehead and Sam Perry, authors of Taking America Back for God, a scientific dive into the beliefs and outcomes of Christian nationalism. They are:
Rejector - Applied to “A” grades for these scorecards
Resistor - B grades
Accommodator - C, D, and high F grades
Ambassador - Any grade below 50% score
Ok, enough lead in. Let’s get to 150 scores, set alphabetically
Daniel Alders - HD6 - Republican - F
Alma Allen - HD 131 - Democrat - A
Rafael Anchía - HD103 - Democrat - A
Trent Ashby - HD 9 - Republican - F
Jeff Barry - HD 29 - Republican - F
Cecil Bell - HD 3 - Republican - F
Keith Bell - HD 4 - Republican - F
Diego Bernal - HD 123 - Democrat - A
Salman Bhojani - HD 92 - Democrat - A
Greg Bonnen - HD 24 - Republican - F
Rhetta Bowers - HD 113 - Democrat - A
John Bryant - HD 114 - Democrat - A
Brad Buckley - HD 54 - Republican - F
John Bucy - HD 136 - Democrat - A
Ben Bumgarner - HD 63 - Republican - F
Dustin Burrows - HD 83 - Republican - F
Angie Chen Button - HD 112 - Republican - F
Briscoe Cain - HD 128 - Republican - F
Liz Campos - HD 119 - Democrat - A
Terry Canales - HD 40 - Democrat - D
Giovanni Capriglione - HD 98 - Republican - F
Sheryl Cole - HD 46 - Democrat - A
Nicole Collier - HD 95 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
David Cook - HD 96 - Republican - F
Philip Cortez - HD 117 - Democrat - D
Tom Craddick - HD 82 - Republican - F
Charles Cunningham - HD 127 - Republican - F
Pat Curry - HD 56 - Republican - F
Drew Darby - HD 72 - Republican - F
Aicha Davis - HD 109 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Yvonne Davis - HD 111 - Democrat - A
Jay Dean - HD 7 - Republican - F
Mano DeAyala - HD 133 - Republican - F
Mark Dorazio - HD 122 - Republican - F
Harold Dutton - HD 142 - Democrat - B
Paul Dyson - HD 14 - Republican - F
Caroline Fairly - HD 87 - Republican - F
Lulu Flores - HD 51 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
James Frank - HD 69 - Republican - F
Erin Gámez - HD 38 - Democrat - A
Josey Garcia - HD 124 - Democrat - A
Linda Garcia - HD 107 - Democrat - A
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez - HD 115 - Democrat - A
Gary Gates - HD 28 - Republican - F
Stan Gerdes - HD 17 - Republican - F
Charlie Geren - HD 99 - Republican - F
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins - HD 120 - Democrat - A
Jessica González - HD 104 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Mary González - HD 75 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Vikki Goodwin - HD 47 - Democrat - A
Bobby Guerra - HD 41 - Democrat - A
Ryan Guillen - HD 31 - Republican - F
Sam Harless - HD 126 - Republican - F
Cody Harris - HD 8 - Republican - F
Caroline Harris Davila - HD 52 - Republican - F
Brian Harrison - HD 10 - Republican - F
Richard Hayes - HD 57 - Republican - F
Cole Hefner - HD 5 - Republican - F
Ana Hernandez - HD 143 - Democrat - A
Hillary Hickland - HD 55 - Republican - F
Gina Hinojosa - HD 49 - Democrat - B
Janis Holt - HD 18 - Republican - F
Andy Hopper - HD 64 - Republican - F
Donna Howard - HD 48 - Democrat - A
Lacey Hull - HD 138 - Republican - F
Todd Hunter - HD 32 - Republican - F
Carrie Isaac - HD 73 - Republican - F
Ann Johnson - HD 134 - Democrat - A
Jolanda Jones - HD 147 - Democrat
Venton Jones - HD 100 - Democrat - A
Helen Kerwin - HD 58 - Republican - F
Ken King - HD 88 - Republican - F
Stan Kitzman - HD 85 - Republican - F
Marc LaHood - HD 121 - Republican - F
Suleman Lalani - HD 76 - Democrat - C
Stan Lambert - HD 71 - Republican - F
Brooks Landgraf - HD 81 - Republican - F
Jeff Leach - HD 67 - Republican - F
Terri Leo Wilson - HD 23 - Republican - F
Mitch Little - HD 65 - Republican - F
Oscar Longoria - HD 35 - Democrat - D
Janie Lopez - HD 37 - Republican - F
Ray Lopez - HD 125 - Democrat - A
AJ Louderback - HD 30 - Republican - F
David Lowe - HD 91 - Republican - F
J.M. Lozano - HD 43 - Republican - F
John Lujan - HD 118 - Republican - F
Shelley Luther - HD 62 - Republican - F
Christian Manuel Hayes - HD 22 - Democrat - B
Armando Martinez - HD 39 - Democrat - F
Trey Martinez Fisher - HD 116 - Democrat - B
Don McLaughlin - HD 80 - Republican - F
John McQueeney - HD 97 - Republican - F
Will Metcalf - HD 16 - Republican - F
Morgan Meyer - HD 108 - Republican - F
Terry Meza - HD 105 - Democrat - A
Brent Money - HD 2 - Republican - F
Joe Moody - HD 78 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Christina Morales - HD 145 - Democrat - A
Eddie Morales - HD 74 - Democrat - C
Penny Morales Shaw - HD 148 - Democrat - B
Matt Morgan - HD 26 - Republican - F
Sergio Muñoz Jr. - HD 36 - Democrat - F
Candy Noble - HD 89 - Republican - F
Mike Olcott - HD 60 - Republican - F
Tom Oliverson - HD 130 - Republican - F
Claudia Ordaz - HD 79 - Democrat - F
Angelia Orr - HD 13 - Republican - F
Jared Patterson - HD 106 - Republican - F
Dennis Paul - HD 129 - Republican - F
Mary Ann Perez - HD 144 - Democrat - B
Vincent Perez - HD 77 - Democrat - B
Dade Phelan - HD 21 - Republican - F
Katrina Pierson - HD 33 - Republican - F
Mihaela Plesa - HD 70 - Democrat - A
Richard Peña Raymond - HD 42 - Democrat - F
Ron Reynolds - HD 27 - Democrat - A
Keresa Richardson - HD 61 Republican - F
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos - HD 102 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Ramon Romero - HD 90 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Toni Rose - HD 110 - Democrat - A
Jon Rosenthal - HD 135 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Nate Schatzline - HD 93 - Republican - F
Mike Schofield - HD 132 - Republican - F
Alan Schoolcraft - HD 44 - Republican - F
Matt Shaheen - HD 66 - Republican - F
Joanne Shofner - HD 11 - Republican - F
Lauren Ashley Simmons - HD 146 - Democrat - A
Shelby Slawson - HD 59 - Republican - F
John Smithee - HD 86 - Republican - F
David Spiller - HD 68 - Republican - F
Valoree Swanson - HD 150 - Republican - F
James Talarico - HD 50 - Democrat - A
Carl Tepper - HD 84 - Republican - F
Senfronia Thompson - HD 141 - Democrat - A
Tony Tinderholt - HD 94 - Republican - F
Steve Toth - HD 15 - Republican - F
Ellen Troxclair - HD 19 - Republican - F
Chris Turner - HD 101 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Gary Vandeaver - HD 1 - Republican - F
Cody Vastut - HD 25 - Republican - F
Denise Villalobos - HD 34 - Republican - F
Wes Virdell - HD 53 - Republican - F
Hubert Vo - HD 149 - Democrat - A
Armando Walle - HD 140 - Democrat - A
Charlene Ward Johnson - HD 139 - Democrat - A
Trey Wharton - HD 12 - Republican - F
Terry Wilson - HD 20 - Republican - F
Gene Wu - HD 137 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
Erin Zwiener - HD 45 - Democrat - A (GOLD STAR)
AMAZING! You made it to the bottom! As a reward, here is the breakdown of how the scores came out:
Gold stars were given to those who made 10 or more votes and voted against Christian nationalism each time. 11 Democrats hit the mark.
Goose eggs were given to those who made 10 or more votes and voted FOR Christian nationalism each time. 80 of the 88 Republicans hit the mark.
So, please don’t let anyone tell you there are “moderate” Republicans in the legislature (or frankly in the party). They are willing to push Christian nationalism upon every single Texan. That’s not moderate. That’s a Christian nationalism ambassador.
Most Democrats get it. But we have work to do. That’s why we have elections, why we have primaries. Let’s start finding the right candidates who can win in March and then we can push to victory in November 2026.
It’s time to turn this state around.
See it. Name it. Fight it.