2023 Legislative Scorecard

See how your representatives stack up on the issues that matter to LGBTQIA+ Texans.

A Report Card for Public Officials

Texas House and Senate Members received a letter grade based on their records on working either for or against LGBTQIA+ equality during the 88th Legislative Session. As coordinated attacks on the LGBTQIA+ communities sweep through the nation, it’s more important than ever to hold legislators accountable. And the champions that are holding the line deserve to be celebrated.

Legislators’ scores are based on how well they served the LGBTQIA+ community in Texas in 4 different categories:

(1) Authorship and Sponsorship of legislation

(2) Floor Votes

(3) Leadership

(4) Public Statements

Through this matrix we’ve given each lawmaker a letter grade describing their performance. In addition to this year’s scores, for incumbents we’ve included a three session progress report that illustrates how each lawmaker’s support for the LGBTQIA+ community has shifted over time.

Additional Resources

While our work focuses on issues that directly impact the LGBTQIA+ community per se, each of us holds a variety of identities that cannot be reduced to one letter in the alphabet. Other groups conduct similar analyses of public officials’ performance according to a variety of standards. Here are a few other scorecards that may be of interest to members of our community: