Sam Harless
Texas State Representative, District 126 since 2018.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 25
- 75 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.1%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 67%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.6
- Won 2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Corrections · chair
- Administration
- Licensing and Administrative Procedures
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Agriculture (I0020) · Became law Apr 2026
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608) · Became law Sep 2025
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541) · 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 Harless sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Harless is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tom Craddick, Paul Dyson, Jay Dean
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Harless’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans67%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills48%
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: Harless’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Harless | 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… | No | Yes | No | Passed 71–63 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Harless 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 126 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 126 | Won | R+6.6 |
| 2018 | Texas House of Representatives, District 126 | Won | R+9.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Harless has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 126 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Harless has run against
- Natali Hurtado (D) · 2020 general, won
- Natali Hurtado (D) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Harless
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/2db06a9d-ae17-4881-98b4-5172fdfca19f
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET