RepublicanIn office since Jan 2025

Craig Goldman

U.S. Representative, TX-12 since 2025. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, TX-12Born 1968Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 1; 16 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.6%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +6.2; 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 Energy and CommerceEnergyCommunications and TechnologyCommerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 16 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 4758 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
Energy · Passed House Feb 2026

HR 10271 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2026
Taxation · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 10141 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4450 Oak Park Lane in Fort Worth,…
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Aug 2026

HR 9892 Stop EU Overreach Act
Foreign Trade and International Finance · Introduced Jul 2026

HR 9335 Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act
Energy · Introduced Jul 2026

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Goldman sits in the U.S. House

Goldman is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Scott Fitzgerald, Virginia Foxx, Carol Miller

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

With Goldman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

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: Goldman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Goldman	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 Goldman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Texas House of Representatives, District 97 U.S. House, TX-12

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 12th District	Won	R+6.2	R+24.3	−18.1
2024	U.S. House, TX-12	Won	R+26.9	—	—
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 97	Won	R+16.4	—	—
2020	Texas House of Representatives, District 97	Won	R+7.4	—	—
2018	Texas House of Representatives, District 97	Won	R+8.3	—	—
2016	Texas House of Representatives, District 97	Won	R+18.1	—	—
2014	Texas House of Representatives, District 97	Won	R+63.3	—	—
2014	Texas House of Representatives, District 97 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Texas House of Representatives, District 97	Won	R+21.8	—	—