Eddie Morales
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Eddie Morales

Texas State Representative, District 74 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 74Born 1975Lawyer

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
27
136 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
2.6%
Chamber median 4.4%
With party
75%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+29.3
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Energy Resources · vice chair
  • Governmental Oversight Select
  • Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 136 sponsored · 27 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 16 Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the…
ATASCOSA COUNTY (G0358) · Became law Sep 2025
HB 106 Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the…
Aliens (I0032) · Failed in committee Jul 2025
HB 2853 Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223) · Became law Jun 2025
HB 4042 Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad…
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362) · Became law Jun 2025
HB 49 Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a…
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065) · Became law Jun 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Morales sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Morales is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianMoralesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Armando Martinez, Philip Cortez, Claudia Ordaz

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET

With Morales’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats75%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills97%

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

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Morales 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Texas House District 74WonD+29.3R+14.8+44.1
2024Texas House of Representatives, District 74WonD+3.4——
2022Texas House of Representatives, District 74WonD+11.4——
2020Texas House of Representatives, District 74WonD+9.0——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$608.2K
Spent
$421.9K
Cash
$145.3K

Source: Texas Ethics Commission filings through Oct 24, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:49 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Heriberto Morales
State
Active

Source: Texas Ethics Commission filings through Oct 24, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:49 AM ET

Seats Morales has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Morales has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Morales

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET