DemocratIn office since Nov 2012

Gene Wu

Texas State Representative, District 137 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 137Born 1978Prosecutor

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 0; 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.9%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +40.7; 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.

Criminal Jurisprudence · vice chair
Appropriations
Congressional Redistricting Select
Redistricting

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 21 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4028 Relating to the regulation of preproduction plastic by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334) · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 230 Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the…
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION & PREVENTION, OFFICE OF (VK2L5) · Failed in committee Feb 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wu sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Wu is closer to the center than 15% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nicole Collier, Toni Rose, Mary González

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

With Wu’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills40%

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

Date	Bill	Wu	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 2, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 82–42
Aug 28, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 80–48
Aug 27, 2025	HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	No	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 Wu 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 137

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 District 137	Won	D+40.7	D+18.2	+22.5
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 137	Won	D+52.0	—	—
2020	Texas House of Representatives, District 137	Won	D+63.0	—	—
2018	Texas House of Representatives, District 137	Won	D+76.6	—	—
2016	Texas House of Representatives, District 137	Won	D+36.7	—	—
2014	Texas House of Representatives, District 137	Won	D+15.7	—	—
2014	Texas House of Representatives, District 137 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Texas House of Representatives, District 137	Won	D+31.5	—	—