Meet Charles Cunningham

Meet Charles Cunningham

Representative Charles Cunningham serves the people of Texas House District 127. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on public safety, education, border security and infrastructure improvements while working to advance conservative values. 

Delivering Results for District 127

Representative Cunningham’s legislative record includes:

  • Authored legislation creating the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District
  • Secured $50 million to ensure the completion of the Lake Houston Dam and flood gates
  • Secured $5 million for Kingwood Diversion Ditch Improvements
  • Co-sponsored legislation allowing judges to deny bail to individuals accused of violent crimes
  • Joint-authored legislation to allocate more road funding to Harris County Commissioner Precinct 3

Committed to Texas

"It is a tremendous honor to represent the people of District 127. I am proud of what we accomplished during this past legislative session to invest in the future of Texas and its people."

— Representative Charles Cunningham

Fighting for Conservative Priorities

Working alongside Speaker Dustin Burrows and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Representative Cunningham helped advance conservative priorities, including:

  • Strengthening the southern border
  • Preventing China and foreign adversaries from purchasing Texas land
  • Empowering parents through school choice
  • Increasing funding for public schools and teacher pay raises
  • Eliminating Democrat committee chairs

A Record of Conservative Leadership

During the most recent legislative session, Representative Cunningham supported a balanced budget that remained below statutory and constitutional spending limits, including:

  • $11 billion for property tax relief ($51 billion total)
  • $75 billion for public education
  • $1 billion for Education Savings Accounts
  • $3 billion for border security

His legislative accomplishments also include supporting legislation to:

  • Improve public safety through bail reform and stronger border enforcement
  • Strengthen Texas’ energy, water and infrastructure investments
  • Expand educational opportunities, increase teacher pay and support school choice
  • Increase government efficiency, transparency and accountability
  • Protect children and victims through stronger public safety measures