Ray Lopez
Texas State Representative, District 125 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 15
- 65 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.2%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 88%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +24.8
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs · vice chair
- Land and Resource Management
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
ALERT SYSTEM (S0523) · Failed in committee Aug 2025
County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095) · Became law Jun 2025
ARREST WARRANTS (S0245) · Became law Jun 2025
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038) · Became law Jun 2025
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811) · Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lopez sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Lopez is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Josey Garcia, Vince Perez, Christian Manuel
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Lopez’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats88%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills94%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Lopez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Lopez | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 | HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 82–42 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 80–48 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 95–29 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | No | No | Yes | Passed 88–45 |
| Aug 26, 2025 | HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of… | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–63 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Lopez 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 125 | Won | D+24.8 |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 125 | Won | D+59.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lopez has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 125 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lopez has run against
- Carlos Antonio Raymond (R) · 2022 general, won
- Tony Valdivia (I) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Lopez
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/01ce2f6b-0500-4baa-a47f-386f9c6286b0
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET