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Running forState House, District 79

Claudia Ordaz

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Overview

Claudia Ordaz is an American politician. As a member of the Democratic Party, she currently serves in the Texas House of Representatives for the 79th District of El Paso’s northeast and eastside, which includes the El Paso International Airport and Fort Bliss.

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

17 bills

Became law

4 became law. Another 7 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025HB 4063: Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2025HB 2310: Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 334: Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 285: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4553: Relating to the mandatory reporting of birth outcomes by licensed midwives in the State of Texas.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4196: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3605: Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ certain apprentices in broadband utility engineering or construction jobs.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2679: Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2652: Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 406: Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 220: Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5395: Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5390: Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5086: Relating to establishing a pilot program to increase the supply of child-care services and encourage employer partnerships to meet strategic workforce needs in certain regions of the state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4519: Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025HB 2076: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with insertion or removal of prescription contraceptive devices.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 13, 2024HB 1307: Relating to the definition of abortion.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Texas legislature, since 2025. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

1,785 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 119 of 1,785 votes (7%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.

By topic
Academic and Career-Oriented Education7 votes
    Agriculture and Livestock20 votes
      Appropriations7 votes
        Border Security4 votes
          Business and Commerce82 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections22 votes
                County and Regional Government36 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)76 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
                      Criminal Justice80 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)57 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism22 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health16 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding13 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development16 votes
                                      Education K-1654 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships40 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency67 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services54 votes
                                                            Insurance36 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures37 votes
                                                                        Local Government53 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources58 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education55 votes
                                                                                  Public Health73 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs143 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)84 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development37 votes
                                                                                            Transportation67 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs42 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

                                                                                                      Source: Open States, Texas Legislature Online. Topics from the state legislature.