RepublicanIn office since Jan 2015

Brian Babin

U.S. Representative, TX-36 since 2015. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, TX-36Born 1948Dentist

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 0; 17 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +7.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureWater Resources and EnvironmentHighways and Transit
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 17 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 3179 To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray…
Public Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Jul 2025

HR 10241 I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026
Transportation and Public Works · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 9829 ORTHO Act
Health · Introduced Jul 2026

HR 9505 Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026
Congress · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 9341 AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines Act
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Jun 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Babin sits in the U.S. House

Babin is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Carol Miller, Craig Goldman, Scott Fitzgerald

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Babin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Babin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Babin	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Babin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, TX-36

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Texas's 36th District	Won	R+7.1	R+25.4	−18.3
2024	U.S. House, TX-36	Won	R+38.7	—	—
2022	U.S. House, TX-36	Won	R+38.9	—	—
2020	U.S. House, TX-36	Won	R+49.3	—	—
2018	U.S. House, TX-36	Won	R+45.1	—	—
2016	U.S. House, TX-36	Won	R+77.2	—	—
2014	U.S. House, TX-36	Won	R+53.9	—	—
1998	U.S. House, TX-2	Lost	D+17.7	—	—
1996	U.S. House, TX-2	Lost	D+6.6	—	—