RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Ellen Troxclair

Texas State Representative, District 19 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 19

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 17; 145 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.4%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +36.2; 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.

Delivery of Government Efficiency
Governmental Oversight Select
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 145 sponsored · 17 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the…
Abortion (I0005) · Became law Sep 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Troxclair sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Troxclair is closer to the center than 30% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: David Cook, Jared Patterson, Ben Bumgarner

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

With Troxclair’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills24%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Troxclair’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Troxclair	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 2, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	No	No	Yes	Passed 82–42
Aug 28, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	No	No	Yes	Passed 80–48
Aug 27, 2025	HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 95–29
Aug 27, 2025	HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 88–45
Aug 26, 2025	HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–63

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 19

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 19	Won	R+36.2	R+42.7	−6.5
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 19	Won	R+45.3	R+42.7	+2.6
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 19	Won	R+45.3	R+39.9	+5.4