Craig A. Goldman

U.S. Representative · TX-12 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

2.41· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 46 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Goldman’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

14 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 11 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".Overturns the Department of Energy's rule setting stricter energy standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. AI-readBecame law May 9, 2025 · EnergyOverturns a federal rule

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Goldman’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Goldman.

Goldman in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 3 missed of 674

Voted on 671 of 674 roll calls; missed 3. Higher than 85% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 4 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 472 votes that split the parties. Higher than 91% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 59% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.78

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Goldman’s bills that became law

All bills

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Goldman’s effectiveness score.

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".Overturns the Department of Energy's rule setting stricter energy standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. AI-readEnergy · Became law May 9, 2025Substantive159 words Overturns a federal rule

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.