State Rep. Janie Lopez

Texas House District 37 Republican

House District 37 · San Benito, TX

A San Benito mental health professional and former school board Vice-President, Rep. Lopez represents a South Texas district spanning Willacy County and part of Cameron County.

First Elected: 2023 Seniority: #106 of 150 Occupation: Mental Health Professional Education: A.A., Texas Southmost College; B.A., UT Brownsville; M.A. Education; M.A. Business

Official House Page Authored Legislation

Biography

Rep. Janie Lopez is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, first elected in 2023 to represent District 37, which covers Willacy County and part of Cameron County in the Rio Grande Valley. She earned an Associate’s degree from Texas Southmost College, a Bachelor’s from the University of Texas at Brownsville, and Master’s degrees in Education and Business.

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The daughter of parents who legally migrated from Mexico and the first in her family to attend and graduate college, Rep. Lopez is a mental healthcare professional who has worked with at-risk children, veterans, and first responders with PTSD. Before her election to the House, she served as a San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) trustee, where she was the school board’s Vice-President and Chair of Finance and Administration. In November 2022, she became the first Hispanic Republican elected to represent House District 37.

For the 89th Legislative Session, Speaker Dustin Burrows appointed Rep. Lopez to the House Committees on Agriculture & Livestock, Appropriations — where she serves on the Subcommittees on Article III and on Articles I, IV, & V — and Calendars.

Biography sourced from the official Texas House of Representatives website.

Contact Information

Capitol Office Room E1.422
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0640

District Office(s) 1390 W. Expressway 83
San Benito, TX 78586

Email [email protected]

Social Media

District Information

Counties Cameron (Part) and Willacy

Cities & CDPs Arroyo Colorado Estates, Arroyo Gardens, Bayview, Brownsville (Part), Chula Vista, Combes, Del Mar Heights, Green Valley Farms, Harlingen, Indian Lake, Juarez, La Feria (Part), La Feria North, La Tina Ranch, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, Las Palmas II, Lasana, Laureles, Los Angeles, Los Fresnos, Lozano, Lyford, Olmito (Part), Orason, Palm Valley, Port Isabel, Port Mansfield, Primera (Part), Rancho Viejo, Rangerville (Part), Raymondville, Rio Hondo, San Benito (Part), San Pedro (Part), Santa Monica, Sebastian, South Padre Island, South Point, Villa del Sol, and Zapata Ranch

Committee Membership

Committee assignments for the 89th Legislative Session (2025).

Member Agriculture & Livestock Member Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III Subcommittee on Articles I, IV, & V Member Calendars

Most Recent Session Activity

Activity during the 89th Legislative Session (89R).

Bills Authored 61 Bills Joint Authored 35 Bills Co-Authored 120

Authored Legislation by Session

Bills authored and joint-authored during each legislative session. Sessions from 71R (1989) onward link to the official Texas Legislature Online report; pre-1989 records are historical reference only.

2025 89th Regular Session Authored & Joint Authored 2023 88th Regular Session Authored & Joint Authored

Campaign Finance Data

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