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Republican · Texas Senate District 22 · No longer in office

Brian Birdwell

Brian Birdwell voted for every marijuana restriction we scored.

Left office: Announced in June 2025 he would not seek reelection, then vacated the seat on May 26, 2026 to be sworn in as Assistant Secretary of War for Sustainment. Senate District 22 appears twice on the November 3, 2026 ballot: a special election for the rest of his term, and the regular election for the term starting January 12, 2027, with the same two candidates in each.

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How this grade was calculated

Weighted score: 9/100 · See the formula

Recorded votes

55% of grade · scored 0/100

  • The second try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 5): voted YES (Read third time and passed)

    August 1, 2025 -8 pts source

  • The third try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 6): voted YES (Read third time and passed)

    August 19, 2025 -8 pts source

  • The THC ban (Senate Bill 3): voted YES (Senate concurs in House amendments (final passage))

    May 25, 2025 -10 pts source

Bill authorship

20% of grade · scored 35/100

  • Joint author of the third try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 6)

    -0.9 pts source