Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols

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State Senator

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Office
State Senator
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
3
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2007 - Present

Occupation: Engineer — Plastics manufacturing Education: Lamar University, B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1968 Legislative Experience: Senate Member: 2007 - present Hometown: Jacksonville, Texas Party: Republican First elected to the Texas Senate in 2007, Robert Nichols represents 18 counties including the greater part of East and Southeast Texas. In the Texas Senate, Nichols currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Senator Nichols also serves on the Business and Commerce, Finance, Local Government, and Select Redistricting Committees. He is a member of the Legislative Audit Committee, and a former Vice-Chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission. During his nine sessions as a state senator, Nichols authored and passed legislation to protect landowners' rights, increase educational opportunities in East Texas and reform transportation policies. He has also worked to reduce Medicaid fraud and promote free-market principles. He was designated as a Top Legislator by Texas Insider, a Champion of Free Enterprise by the Texas Association of Business, a Courageous Conservative by the Texas Conservative Coalition, a Champion for Public Education by Raise Your Hand…

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Issue Activity

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Uncategorized votes
5 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Election Integrity
4 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Life
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Constitutional Rights
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

12/13 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 12 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Robert Nichols holds the office of State Senator
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  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted not voting on HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted not voting on HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-26source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-18source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-18source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced