Troy E. Nehls

U.S. Representative, Texas District 22

Party: R
State: Texas
Age: —
Serving since: 2021

Rhetoric score

Republicans

7.1

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Democrats

3.0

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Toward Republicans

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2026-08-06 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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7.3

The Fraud Ledger allows Americans to see the waste, fraud, and abuse the Trump Administration has rooted out of our federal government. $230B in fraud has been uncovered. $56B in fraudulent payments have been stopped. …

The statement credits the Trump Administration (the speaker's own party/executive) with specific, quantified achievements—uncovering $230B…

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2026-08-05 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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7.3

Vice President JD Vance and the Fraud Task Force have identified $230 BILLION in fraud and stopped $56 BILLION in fraudulent payments. The Trump Administration is gutting the pig and rooting out the waste, fraud, and abus…

This is a statement praising Vice President JD Vance and the Trump Administration (Nehls' own party) for anti-fraud efforts, citing specific dollar figures.

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2026-08-03 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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6.7

America’s manufacturing sector is expanding at its fastest pace since 2022. This is all thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the Working Families Tax Cuts, which I proudly supported. Manufacturing and production are booming! https://t.co/G1UQkaZBIN

The statement is self-congratulatory praise directed at the speaker's own party (crediting President Trump and a specific piece of legislation, the Working Families Tax Cuts, for manufacturing growth).

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Toward Democrats

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2026-08-08 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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2.3

Senate Democrats voted against a bill that would require photo ID to vote in federal elections. Democrats don't care about securing our elections. https://t.co/qXkHjGrhH4

The statement references a specific vote (a photo ID bill), which grounds part of the criticism in an actual legislative action.

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2026-08-06 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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3.7

…The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress. This is great news. He must be held accountable. https://t.co/aRRenJToMU

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2026-08-03 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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3.0

Mamdani is requiring photo ID to shop in his government-run grocery stores. Yet Mamdani and the Democrat Party don’t think a photo ID should be required to vote. Make it make sense. https://t.co/mIOwagl6V6

The speaker targets the Democrat Party as a bloc (via Mamdani, who is not a sitting member of Congress and thus not listed in…

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Freedom Caucus

Confirmed current member of the House Freedom Caucus on both Wikipedia's and Ballotpedia's independently-compiled 119th Congress lists.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Caucus (as of June 2026), cross-checked against ballotpedia.org/House_Freedom_Caucus

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Troy E. Nehls

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