There Oughta Be a Law: Truth in Political Advertising (Looking at YOU, Claudia)

You ever see one of those Facebook posts from a politician where you have to stop, tilt your head like a confused perro, and say, “…uh, what the hell does THAT mean?”

Well, that was me today when State Rep. Claudia Ordaz posted a self-congratulatory, full-on Beyoncé–level humblebrag about having the “highest enactment rate.”

Gurrl, what?

I’ve heard politicians brag about all kinds of things - attendance awards, being “recognized” for something they sponsored but didn’t write, even being invited to speak at events they weren’t invited to (ay,ay, El Paso politicians).

But the “highest enactment rate”?

That one was new.

So like any self-respecting vato trying to make sense of political algebra, I went digging. Turns out “enactment rate” just means the percentage of bills you wrote that got signed into law. Okay cool, sounds impressive… until you look at the actual number of bills each rep wrote.

And, mi gente…

Let me tell you…

This is where the joke writes itself.

Claudia, you played yourself.

Behold... The Table:

Look at those numbers.

Ordaz literally authored the FEWEST BILLS of any member of the delegation - even rookie Vince “First Session” Perez wrote more than she did - and yet she’s on Facebook acting like she just passed universal healthcare, ended poverty, and built a high-speed rail to Socorro.

In fact, Ordaz was near the bottom of all the House Democrats in terms of numbers of bills sponsored. Only 5 other Democrats in the entire state of Texas introduced less bills than Ordaz! 

Don't believe me? 

Well fact check me! (Psst...I looked it up - that stat is solid)

Now - to give her credit - getting 4 bills signed is impressive, especially for someone with such… uhm… flexible political alignment.

But let’s not pretend this happened because Claudia suddenly became LBJ.

It happened because she’s very chummy with Republicans - which is kinda wild considering she’s in the same delegation as Mary González, who Republicans treat like she’s part of their delegation. 

Ordaz Congratulates Herself

So cool, Claudia passed bills… but what KIND of bills?

Ohhhh man.

This is where things get interesting.

Let’s look at half the bills she’s celebrating:

Again, I read from the Face Book of Ordaz: HCR 35

A resolution calling on Congress to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt bonds.

You know - for the little guys.

For the working class.

For the everyday workin' stiffs struggling to get by, like our billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who are obviously in desperate need of tax breaks.

At last...someone’s looking out for the poor CEOs sending rockets to Mars.

Bless you, Claudia.

HB 2679

A bill to help El Paso land more defense and aerospace contracts.

Because when I think of oppressed, struggling communities, I definitely think of Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics.

Those poor babies.

Barely scraping by on their multibillion-dollar Pentagon budgets.

Símone, let’s light a vela for them and pray the rosary that they are able to get by!

Look, if the point of politics is to help the least among us, Claudia must think “the least among us” means “people whose yachts have a helipad.”

So what did we learn today?

That politicians will brag about anything.

That Facebook is free — and some people really take advantage of that.

And that if we had a law requiring truth in political advertising, half the political class couldn’t even post a meme without needing a lawyer.

But honestly?

Claudia’s post stretches the truth so much that even the Pillow Guy would look at it and say,

“Damn girl… that’s a reach.”