Service history
12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015
- Representative TX-36 2015–present
Background
- background Born March 23, 1948; a dentist educated at Lamar University and the University of Texas Dental Branch
- background Served in the United States Air Force from 1975 to 1979
- background Held numerous local and regional posts, including mayor of Woodville (1982-1984) and president of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (1981-1987)
- background Was the Republican nominee for Texas's 2nd congressional district in 1996 and 1998, losing both times to Democrat Jim Turner
- role A Republican, U.S. Representative for Texas's 36th congressional district since 2015, elected in 2014 to succeed Steve Stockman
Campaign finance
2002 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House TX-36 · 2026 General Election
- $0 raised
- $0 spent
- $0 cash on hand
| Total receipts | $0.00 |
| Total disbursements | $0.00 |
| Cash on hand | $0.00 |
| Debts owed by committee | $7.26K |
Through December 31, 2002 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2002)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $594,791 | $595,410 | $379 |
| 1998 | $293,240 | $287,322 | $6,297 |
| 2000 | $4,552 | $10,851 | $0 |
| 2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 619 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 252 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 16 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting →
votes with the party majority · median 99% · on 429 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting →
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
13 tickers
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Brian Babin. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (619 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 619 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (4)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chair · oversees Technology
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · oversees Energy
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $1,393,224. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Defense $80,500 · 11 PACs
- Energy $58,500 · 17 PACs
- Health $48,000 · 13 PACs
- Finance $33,500 · 14 PACs
- Telecom $12,500 · 5 PACs
- Technology $4,500 · 2 PACs
Top PAC contributors (10)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PAC $30,000
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND, INC. (FEDERAL) $28,822
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $27,500 · Defense
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $26,000
- LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES' PAC $26,000 · Defense
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $25,400
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS PAC (AAOPAC) $22,500
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $20,000
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC PAC $19,500
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $18,500
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (15)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- AbortionPartial oppose from votes
- Civil RightsPartial support from votes
- Climate & EnergyPartial oppose from votes
- Criminal JusticePartial support from votes
- DefensePartial support from votes
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- EducationPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyPartial support from votes
- Gun PolicyPartial support from votes
- HealthcarePartial support from votes
- HousingPartial support from votes
- ImmigrationPartial oppose from votes
- Labor & WagesPartial support from votes
- Technology & PrivacyPartial support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Babin, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — energy coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment, which oversees the energy sector, and received 17 PAC contributions from energy-sector political action committees totaling $58,500 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — technology coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which oversees the technology sector, and received 2 PAC contributions from technology-sector political action committees totaling $4,500 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 9829ORTHO ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9743TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9693Patients First Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HRES 1436Condemning Omar Suleiman for celebrating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and acknowledging that House Democrats invited him to serve as the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9505Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026sponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HR 9473Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9341AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines ActsponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9363AI Security and Innovation ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9325Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area ActcosponsoredJun 14, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HRES 1351Impeaching Eleanor Louise Ross, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9146Millstone ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 9119To provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, and for other purposes.sponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HRES 1338Supporting the designation of June as Family Month.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
- HRES 1314America 250 Commemorative Flag Act.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8827ASSIMILATION ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8826In God We Trust ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HRES 1273Honoring mothers, and recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother's Day.cosponsoredMay 10, 2026
- HR 8679To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HCONRES 96Expressing support for law enforcement officers.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
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