
Eddie Morales
Texas State Representative, District 74 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. 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
ATASCOSA COUNTY (G0358) · Became law Sep 2025
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223) · Became law Jun 2025
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362) · Became law Jun 2025
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065) · Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Morales sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Morales is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.
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.
| Date | Bill | Morales | 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 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | D+29.3 | R+14.8 | +44.1 |
| 2024 | Texas House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | D+3.4 | R+14.8 | +18.2 |
| 2022 | Texas House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | D+11.4 | D+4.6 | +6.8 |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | D+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
- Texas House of Representatives, District 74 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Morales has run against
- Robert Garza (R) · 2026 election, won
- Katherine Parker (R) · 2022 election, won
- Ruben Falcon (R) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Morales
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c84056d0-47e0-4a0c-94e1-9f90c2d90a15
- Wikidata Q105203959
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET