Janie Lopez
Republican · TX · TX State Representative
Janie Lopez serves in the Texas House and previously served as a trustee of the San Benito school board. She was the first in her family to attend and graduate from college.
Where Janie Lopez stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Gun Control (3 records),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 3 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $418,982
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Business Owner$2,915
- Consultant$2,500
- Developer$2,500
- Land developer$1,500
- Owner$1,000
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$327,621
- $1,000-$4,999$72,920
- $500-$999$14,795
- $250-$499$3,180
- $100-$249$204
- $1-$99$262
Source: Texas Ethics Commission · 2026 cycle · prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1257, which makes health plans that cover a gender transition procedure also cover its side effects and any reversal. The House passed it 87-58 and the law took effect September 1, 2025.
May 12, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes on the final version of Senate Bill 2024, which bans vapes packaged or shaped to appeal to children and vapes made in China. The Texas House adopted the compromise 96-35, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
June 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1586, which makes the state post the school vaccine exemption form online for anyone to print. The House passed it 83-54, the Senate agreed, and the law took effect September 1, 2025.
May 14, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 5033, which ends state car emissions inspections only if the federal requirement is removed. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 101-45.
May 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 223, which makes cities seek competing offers for lobbying contracts. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 92-56.
May 7, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 14, which created a governor's office to cut needless agency rules and ended court deference to agencies. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 97-51.
April 9, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 8, which requires every sheriff who runs a jail to seek a deal letting local officers help enforce immigration law. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-47.
May 25, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to accept the Senate's version of House Bill 121, a school safety bill making districts renew any exception to the armed officer rule yearly. The House agreed 97-38, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
May 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 15, which caps lot-size rules on new subdivisions in large cities at 3,000 square feet. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-43.
May 28, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted to pass the House version of Senate Bill 379, which barred food aid from buying sugary soft drinks. The House passed it 90-37 before a later House-Senate deal became law and also covered sweetened drinks without bubbles and candy.
May 23, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 3 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1362, which bars Texas offices from using red flag gun orders unless state law allows them. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-53.
May 28, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 2284, which extends the ban on local firearm rules to bows, crossbows and arrows. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 96-43.
May 15, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3053, which blocks cities and counties from running or joining gun buyback programs meant to cut civilian gun ownership. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 85-56.
May 13, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 33, which bars government offices from using public money to help someone obtain an abortion. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 87-58.
May 22, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 510, which lets the secretary of state withhold voter-registration money from county officials who miss deadlines. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 109-33.
May 28, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 5115, which raises certain election fraud from a misdemeanor to a second-degree felony. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-54.
May 15, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 493, which bars people convicted of first- or second-degree felonies from serving as poll watchers. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-52.
May 13, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted to send Senate Joint Resolution 18, a proposed constitutional amendment permanently barring state taxes on capital gains. The Texas House approved it 104-26 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.
April 28, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted to approve the final, negotiated version of Senate Bill 13, a school library law giving elected school boards final approval of every library book. The Texas House approved the report 81-48 and the law took effect September 1, 2025.
May 31, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 2972, which limits the campus free-speech law to students and employees and bars overnight speech events. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 97-39.
May 28, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 12, which bars public schools from diversity duties and from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-47.
May 25, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 965, which protects a public school employee's religious speech or prayer while working. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-48.
May 23, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1036, which makes home solar sellers register, carry insurance and give buyers five days to cancel. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 94-37.
May 23, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted yes on the final version of Senate Bill 37, which gives public university boards control over core courses, provost hires and faculty senates. The Texas House adopted the compromise 83-47, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
May 31, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted yes on the final version of Senate Bill 17, which bars governments, companies and certain people tied to hostile countries from buying Texas property. The Texas House adopted the compromise 85-57, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
May 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 2337, which makes shareholder advisory firms disclose advice based on environmental or diversity goals. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 92-50.
May 28, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 11, which lets school boards create a daily school prayer and religious-reading period. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-48.
May 23, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 21, which created the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve managed by the comptroller. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 101-42.
May 21, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3441, which lets people harmed by a vaccine sue its maker if the maker advertised it in Texas. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-31.
May 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 521, which tightens the rules for curbside voting, including a sworn statement of need. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 84-54.
May 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to send House Joint Resolution 2 to Texas voters. It would block new or higher state taxes on estates, inheritances, or gifts beyond those in place on January 1, 2025. The Texas House approved it 112-29 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.
April 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted for House Joint Resolution 98, which asked Congress for a constitutional convention to limit federal spending and set term limits. The Texas House backed the request 86-57, and it became Texas's official application to Congress.
April 28, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 2, which created education savings accounts families can use for private school tuition. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-61.
April 17, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Voted against sending House Joint Resolution 4, a proposed constitutional amendment blocking taxes on securities trades. The Texas House approved it 111-31 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.
April 1, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026
Race Janie Lopez is in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 37; Texas · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.