R Texas House · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Wes Virdell

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Total votes

3,344

all sessions

Attendance

83%

629 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

86%

of cast votes

Lower than 86% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 86% of chamber peers

About Rep. Wes Virdell

Rep. serving Texas District 53. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 1 year · 7 months. Serves on Criminal Jurisprudence, Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select and Land and Resource Management.

Sworn in

Jan 14, 2025

1 year · 7 months

Closest ally

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How Wes votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 50% / 50%

80 support · 79 oppose

Labor & Employment 28% / 72%

20 support · 52 oppose

Technology 46% / 54%

28 support · 33 oppose

Budget & Taxes 50% / 50%

68 support · 69 oppose

Transportation 33% / 67%

24 support · 49 oppose

Housing 38% / 62%

18 support · 29 oppose

Healthcare 41% / 59%

69 support · 99 oppose

Education 38% / 62%

58 support · 95 oppose

Veterans 80% / 20%

12 support · 3 oppose

Energy 21% / 79%

9 support · 33 oppose

Environment 33% / 67%

28 support · 58 oppose

Immigration 31% / 69%

4 support · 9 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Co-sponsor

SB 8Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. signed

11 months ago

HCR 2In memory of the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods. signed

12 months ago

HB 25Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 8Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HCR 13Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. signed

12 months ago

SB 3Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. signed

1 year ago

Co-sponsor

HB 4Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. signed

1 year ago

Co-sponsor

HR 128Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions. passed

1 year ago

Voted Yea

SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

1 year ago

Voted Yea

1 year ago