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Janis Holt

Republican · TX · Texas House of Representatives District 18

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Janis Holt has served in the Texas House since January 2025.

Where Janis Holt stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),

Opposes

Immigration (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative, District 18

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative, District 18 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$75,327

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Attorney$7,939
  • Rancher/Developer$5,500
  • Business Owner$5,480
  • Lawyer$5,261
  • Retired$5,044
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$35,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$29,042
  • $500-$999$6,042
  • $250-$499$2,637
  • $100-$249$2,040
  • $1-$99$566

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 · 1 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 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 — 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 — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Authored House Bill 3626 in 2025, proposing state benefits and awards for justices of the peace (local judges who handle small cases) and a seat for them on the state First Responder Advisory Council. The bill went no further than the House calendar.

    May 15, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched August 21, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Authored Texas HB 2000 (89th Legislature), applying sex-offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming; enacted effective September 1, 2025.

    September 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 15, 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 · 2 oppose
  • 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

Track record — General

General · 16 records
  • Authored Texas HB 2061 in the 89th Legislature. It designated part of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge. It was enacted effective September 1, 2025.

    September 1, 2025

    Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 15, 2026

  • Voted against accepting 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, 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 against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 2835, which lets cities approve apartment buildings of up to six stories with one stairway. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 81-57.

    May 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 25, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 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 against 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, 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 to send 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

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.