Dade Phelan
Texas State Representative, District 21 since 2014. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 18
- 67 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 57%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +48.8
- Won 2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Licensing and Administrative Procedures · chair
- State Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Phelan sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Phelan is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Morgan Meyer, Todd Hunter, Angie Button
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Phelan’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans57%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills61%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Phelan’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Phelan | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 | HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 82–42 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 80–48 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 95–29 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 88–45 |
| Aug 26, 2025 | HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 71–63 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Phelan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2018 | Texas House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Texas House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Texas House of Representatives, District 21 | Won | R+48.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Phelan has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 21 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Phelan has run against
- Gavin Bruney (D) · 2014 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Phelan
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7952d7d7-0fe5-4712-9967-6cb9bcedff05
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET