Terry Canales
Texas State Representative, District 40 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 14
- 93 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 20.2%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 67%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +49.2
- 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.
- Calendars
- General Aviation Select
- Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608) · Became law Jun 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, STATE OFFICE OF (V0065) · Became law Jun 2025
Highways (I0390) · Became law Jun 2025
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065) · Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Canales sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Canales is closer to the center than 98% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Phil King, Richard Raymond, Charlie Geren
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Canales’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats67%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills100%
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: Canales’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Canales | 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. | Yes | 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 Canales was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 40 | Won | D+49.2 | Even | +49.2 |
| 2024 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | Even | — |
| 2022 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | D+22.5 | — |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | D+47.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Texas House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $528.6K
- Spent
- $849K
- Cash
- $273.8K
Source: Texas Ethics Commission filings through Oct 24, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:49 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Terry Canales State | Active |
Source: Texas Ethics Commission filings through Oct 24, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:49 AM ET
Seats Canales has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 40 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Canales has run against
- Celeste Cabrera-Huff (R) · 2026 election, won
- De Leon (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Canales
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3e4ae7d4-dbb2-4991-8b44-8ada6023d7da
- Wikidata Q16218399
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET