Sen. Nathan Johnson
Democratic Texas Senate · District 16 · Texas
-0.749Left–right score (within Senate)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#7 of 27Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
88.3%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
1242Roll calls (0 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2019-01-08 · nathan.johnson@senate.texas.gov · senate.texas.gov/…/member.php?d=16 · Open States ID dee454b1-6da0-4b1b-a232-033e7de8551f
Capitol: Room 4E.2, 1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701 512-463-0116 · District: Merit Tower 12222 Merit Drive, Suite 1010, Dallas, TX 75251 972-701-0349
Where they sit in the Texas Senate
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Texas Senate have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Nathan Johnson. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Nathan Johnson.
Committees
- Business and Commerce
- Transportation
Recent votes (latest 60 of 1242 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | SB 293 passage Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency in | Yea | Pass 127–15 |
| 2025-06-02 | SB 293 passage Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency in | Yea | Pass 114–26 |
| 2025-06-02 | HCR 171 passage Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 46. | Yea | Pass 138–0 |
| 2025-06-02 | SCR 55 passage Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1964. | Yea | Pass 126–12 |
| 2025-06-02 | HCR 172 passage Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 441. | Yea | Pass 132–0 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 5246 passage Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space explorat | Nay | Pass 83–52 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 650 passage Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. | Yea | Pass 82–57 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 1660 passage Relating to the retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses. | Yea | Pass 109–25 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1501 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 568. | Yea | Pass 123–11 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2878 passage Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document deli | Yea | Pass 136–2 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 2516 passage Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans. | Yea | Pass 132–5 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1514 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40. | Yea | Pass 108–24 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2753 passage Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes. | Nay | Pass 20–11 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 3909 passage Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place. | Yea | Pass 127–9 |
| 2025-06-01 | SR 713 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40. | Yea | Pass 24–7 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1519 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 705. | Yea | Pass 96–36 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1496 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3642. | Yea | Pass 133–0 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1495 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 2308. | Yea | Pass 121–15 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 2963 passage Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment. | Yea | Pass 132–6 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 268 passage Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners. | Yea | Pass 19–12 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2972 passage Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. | Yea | Pass 97–39 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 1405 passage Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services. | Yea | Pass 102–36 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 705 passage Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. | Yea | Pass 127–10 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 2017 passage Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. | Absent | Pass 96–38 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 268 passage Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners. | Nay | Pass 79–46 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 493 passage Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher. | Yea | Pass 90–44 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 1637 passage Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct. | Yea | Pass 28–3 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 2885 passage Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. | Yea | Pass 28–3 |
| 2025-06-01 | SR 708 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on S.B. No. 2972. | Yea | Pass 22–9 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 1545 passage Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process. | Absent | Pass 122–13 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 650 passage Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. | Yea | Pass 28–3 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 15 passage Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. | Nay | Pass 78–57 |
| 2025-06-01 | SCR 56 passage Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives to make corrections in H.B. No. 46. | Yea | Pass 137–0 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 3642 passage Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways, to certain memorial markers on certain highways, and to the installation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions. | Yea | Pass 135–0 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 1610 passage Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending c | Yea | Pass 121–16 |
| 2025-06-01 | SCR 54 passage Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make a correction in S.B. No. 2268. | Absent | Pass 127–5 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2900 passage Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of thos | Yea | Pass 107–28 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 40 passage Relating to the business court. | Nay | Pass 95–39 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 40 passage Relating to the business court. | Yea | Pass 24–7 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2972 passage Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. | Yea | Pass 22–9 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 2885 passage Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. | Absent | Pass 101–27 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 493 passage Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher. | Yea | Pass 23–8 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 1540 passage Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees. | Yea | Pass 128–9 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1523 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 46. | Yea | Pass 128–12 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2217 passage Relating to certain election practices and procedures. | Yea | Pass 130–7 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2308 passage Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for tre | Yea | Pass 134–4 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 8 passage Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. | Nay | Pass 89–52 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 3059 passage Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission. | Yea | Pass 104–31 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1499 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 650. | Yea | Pass 86–48 |
| 2025-06-01 | HR 1515 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 2972. | Yea | Pass 109–27 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 119 passage Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; p | Absent | Pass 101–36 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2024 passage Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or selling certain e-cigarette products; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense. | Nay | Pass 96–35 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 568 passage Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program. | Yea | Pass 126–6 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2217 passage Relating to certain election practices and procedures. | Yea | Pass 26–5 |
| 2025-06-01 | HB 46 passage Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration. | Yea | Pass 138–1 |
| 2025-06-01 | SB 2753 passage Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes. | Yea | Pass 84–45 |
| 2025-05-31 | SB 37 passage Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, | Yea | Pass 83–47 |
| 2025-05-31 | HB 3071 passage Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | Yea | Pass 101–30 |
| 2025-05-31 | SB 8 passage Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. | Nay | Pass 20–11 |
| 2025-05-31 | SB 12 passage Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at pu | Absent | Pass 77–40 |