RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Richard Hayes

Texas State Representative, District 57 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 57

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 22; 94 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.3%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +3.7; 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.

Governmental Oversight Select
Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Pensions, Investments and Financial Services

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 94 sponsored · 22 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 236 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or…
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

HB 252 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or…
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

HB 95 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators…
City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

HB 87 Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district.
BONDS (S6060) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

HB 212 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators…
City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061) · Failed in committee Jul 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hayes sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Hayes is closer to the center than 39% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Matt Shaheen, Lacey Hull, Mike Schofield

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

With Hayes’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans87%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills26%

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

Date	Bill	Hayes	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 Hayes 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 57

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 57	Won	R+3.7	R+17.6	−13.9
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 57	Won	R+19.8	—	—
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 57	Won	R+30.6	—	—