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Henry Cuellar

11th term · 21.7 years in office: 10 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · TX-28 · Democrat · since Jan 2005

Henry Cuellar

Bills authored 2Missed votes 9 of 524Party unity 71% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 59 sponsorship records on file.

Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Henry Cuellar was born in Laredo, Texas, to Mexican-American parents.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar He earned an associate degree from Laredo Community College, a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, a master's degree from Texas A&M International University, and a law degree and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar Before entering politics, he opened a law firm in Laredo, worked as a licensed customs broker, and taught as an adjunct professor of international commercial law.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 2001 and served as the Texas secretary of state in 2001.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004 and represents Texas's 28th congressional district.Source 1: Henry Cuellar — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 2: Official website of Henry CuellarSource 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

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The path here

  1. 1981

    Opened a law firm in Laredo, Texas.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

  2. 1987-2001

    Served in the Texas House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

  3. 2001

    Served as the Texas secretary of state.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

  4. 2004

    First elected to the United States House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

  5. 2005-Present

    Serving as Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district.Source 1: Henry Cuellar — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Henry Cuellar

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

98.28% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

3 sources

  1. 1Henry Cuellar — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 2Official website of Henry Cuellarofficial profileopen source
  3. 3Wikipedia: Henry Cuellarwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

21.7YRS

In office · 11th term · since Jan 2005

13,262VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 5.59%

Certified result

98.28%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1981 Opened a law firm in Laredo, Texas.
  2. 1987-2001 Served in the Texas House of Representatives.
  3. 2001 Served as the Texas secretary of state.
  4. 2004 First elected to the United States House of Representatives.
  5. 2005-Present Serving as Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district.
House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Appropriations · Homeland Security subcommittee ranking memberHouse Committee on Appropriations · Defense subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee2 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 46 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 60 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 57 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 48 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 42 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 52 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

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The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$2.2MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $60.0K · 38 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$670.6K · 30.0%
  • Itemized individual$1.1M · 48.3%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$44.6K · 2.0%
  • All other$438.2K · 19.6%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.225
Social (dim 2)0.658

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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