Claudia Ordaz
Texas State Representative, District 79. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- Bills became law
- 16
- 57 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.8%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 80%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +43.5
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Environmental Regulation · vice chair
- Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223) · Became law Jun 2025
Day Care (I0209) · Became law Jun 2025
Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055) · Became law Jun 2025
Animals (I0035) · Became law Jun 2025
County Government--General (I0096) · Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ordaz sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Ordaz is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Oscar Longoria, Bobby Guerra, Philip Cortez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Ordaz’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats80%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills96%
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: Ordaz’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Ordaz | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 | HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 82–42 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 80–48 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yes | 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 Ordaz 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas House of Representatives, District 79 | Won | D+43.5 | D+19.4 | +24.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who Ordaz has run against
- Jesus Romero (R) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Ordaz
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6feda596-fd20-429b-ae4e-bedab7e5a1c5
- Wikidata Q105090898
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET