Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Gary Gates

Texas State Representative, District 28 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.

Texas State Representative, District 28Born 1959

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 11; 51 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.9%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 73%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −1.8; Lost 2026
Elections: 4; 2020–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Land and Resource Management · chair
Energy Resources
General Aviation Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 51 sponsored · 11 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gates sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Gates is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Don McLaughlin, Cecil Bell, John Smithee

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

With Gates’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans73%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills43%

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

Date	Bill	Gates	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 2, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 82–42
Aug 28, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	Yes	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 Gates was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 28

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 28	Lost	D+1.8	R+17.3	−19.1
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 28	Won	R+21.1	R+17.3	+3.8
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 28	Won	R+23.1	R+11.8	+11.3
2020	Texas House of Representatives, District 28	Won	R+10.5	—	—