D Texas Senate · District 21 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Judith Zaffirini

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Total votes

2,705

all sessions

Attendance

100%

3 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

89%

of cast votes

Lower than 83% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 79% of chamber peers

About Sen. Judith Zaffirini

Sen. serving Texas District 21. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 39 years · 7 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Natural Resources, Business and Commerce and Finance.

Sworn in

Jan 13, 1987

39 years · 7 months

Closest ally

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How Judith votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 69% / 31%

77 support · 35 oppose

Labor & Employment 57% / 43%

24 support · 18 oppose

Immigration 48% / 52%

19 support · 21 oppose

Technology 69% / 31%

34 support · 15 oppose

Budget & Taxes 64% / 36%

84 support · 47 oppose

Education 60% / 40%

79 support · 53 oppose

Healthcare 75% / 25%

78 support · 26 oppose

Housing 83% / 17%

24 support · 5 oppose

Transportation 81% / 19%

25 support · 6 oppose

Energy 82% / 18%

28 support · 6 oppose

Environment 84% / 16%

63 support · 12 oppose

Veterans

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

11 months ago

SB 18Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control. vetoed

12 months ago

SB 14Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. signed

12 months ago

SB 11Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 16Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 20Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 1Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. signed

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

Co-sponsor

SB 1Relating to campground and youth camp safety. signed

1 year ago

Voted Nay

HB 18Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

1 year ago