DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Rhetta Bowers

Texas State Representative, District 113 since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 113Born 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 7; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.5%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.6; 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.

Local and Consent Calendars · vice chair
Criminal Jurisprudence
Delivery of Government Efficiency

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 650 Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the…
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0472) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 1734 Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which…
Family--Parent & Child (I0355) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 2492 Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held…
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202) · 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 Bowers sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Bowers is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jo Jones, Yvonne Davis, Rafael Anchía

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

With Bowers’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills87%

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

Date	Bill	Bowers	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.	Not voting	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 Bowers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 113

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 113	Won	D+34.6	D+12.4	+22.2
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 113	Won	D+13.2	D+12.4	+0.8
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 113	Won	—	D+20.5	—
2020	Texas House of Representatives, District 113	Won	D+3.5	—	—
2018	Texas House of Representatives, District 113	Won	D+7.0	—	—
2016	Texas House of Representatives, District 113	Lost	R+10.3	—	—