R Texas Senate · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Charles Schwertner

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Total votes

2,732

all sessions

Attendance

100%

3 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

95%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 76% of chamber peers

About Sen. Charles Schwertner

Sen. serving Texas District 5. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 13 years · 8 months. Serves on 6 committees, including Business and Commerce, Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select and Economic Development.

Sworn in

Jan 8, 2013

13 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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How Charles votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 36% / 64%

40 support · 72 oppose

Labor & Employment 60% / 40%

25 support · 17 oppose

Immigration 30% / 70%

12 support · 28 oppose

Technology 65% / 35%

32 support · 17 oppose

Budget & Taxes 58% / 42%

77 support · 56 oppose

Education 48% / 52%

63 support · 67 oppose

Healthcare 72% / 28%

75 support · 29 oppose

Housing 79% / 21%

23 support · 6 oppose

Transportation 79% / 21%

26 support · 7 oppose

Energy 65% / 35%

22 support · 12 oppose

Environment 52% / 48%

39 support · 36 oppose

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SB 12Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. signed

11 months ago

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 16Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses. signed

12 months ago

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HB 7Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. signed

12 months ago

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

12 months ago

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SB 54Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices. 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

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

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

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

1 year ago