R Texas House · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Cole Hefner

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Session

Total votes

8,652

all sessions

Attendance

97%

262 missed

Higher than 91% of chamber peers

With party

86%

of cast votes

Higher than 86% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

7%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Sponsored

961

bills & resolutions

Near the chamber average

Committees

5

assignments

Biography

About Rep. Cole Hefner

Rep. serving Texas District 5. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 9 years · 8 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs, Congressional Redistricting Select and General Aviation Select.

Sworn in

Jan 10, 2017

9 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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Top topic

Criminal Justice

550 votes tracked

Voting record · by topic

How Cole votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 53% / 47%

98 support · 88 oppose

Labor & Employment 51% / 49%

42 support · 40 oppose

Transportation 63% / 37%

51 support · 30 oppose

Budget & Taxes 66% / 34%

107 support · 54 oppose

Technology 58% / 42%

45 support · 32 oppose

Housing 65% / 35%

34 support · 18 oppose

Healthcare 58% / 42%

114 support · 83 oppose

Education 61% / 39%

114 support · 72 oppose

Veterans 68% / 32%

13 support · 6 oppose

Energy 48% / 52%

21 support · 23 oppose

Environment 50% / 50%

46 support · 46 oppose

Immigration 15% / 85%

2 support · 11 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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SB 8Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. signed

11 months ago

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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

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HB 18Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. signed

12 months ago

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HCR 13Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. 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 8Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. 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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HB 1Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. signed

1 year ago

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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

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HR 128Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions. passed

1 year ago