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Democrat · Texas Senate District 26

José Menéndez

José Menéndez has a consistently pro-reform voting record.

high confidence

How this grade was calculated

Every row below links to its source. The formula is published in full. This grade is a weighted score of 89 / 100.

Recorded votes

55% of grade · scored 100/100

How they voted on the bills that count.

  • The second try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 5): voted NO (Read third time and passed)

    August 1, 2025 + 8 pts source

  • The third try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 6): voted NO (Read third time and passed)

    August 19, 2025 + 8 pts source

  • The THC ban (Senate Bill 3): voted NO (Senate concurs in House amendments (final passage))

    May 25, 2025 + 10 pts source

Bill authorship

20% of grade · scored 58/100

Bills they wrote or signed onto.

  • cosponsor of the medical expansion (House Bill 46)

    + 0.5 pts source

Contact José Menéndez

Legislators answer their own constituents and mostly ignore everyone else. If you live in Texas Senate District 26, say so in your first sentence.

District
210-733-6604

senate.texas.gov