Governor of Texas
Gina Hinojosa
Texas State Representative, District 49 (since January 2017)D
- Race
- Governor of Texas
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Greg Abbott (R); Pat Dixon (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
another example of corruption driving policy
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
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2026-11-03
| Greg Abbott R | incumbent |
| Gina Hinojosa D | challenger |
| Pat Dixon LIB | challenger |
Won the March 2026 Democratic primary outright.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
another example of corruption driving policy
Opposes school vouchers, arguing they shift money from public to private schools.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Gina Hinojosa is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin (District 49) and an attorney who previously served on the Austin school board. She is running on public school funding, opposition to school vouchers, and affordability.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Hinojosa was born in McAllen and raised in Brownsville, and she earned a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996 and a J.D. from George Washington University in 1999.[1] She began her career as a civil rights and labor lawyer representing union members.[1][5]
She joined the Austin Independent School District board in 2012 and served until 2016, including as its president.[1][5] Hinojosa was elected to the Texas House in 2016 and sworn in on January 10, 2017.[1] She announced her run for governor on October 15, 2025, and won the Democratic nomination in the March 2026 primary.[1][6][7]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2019-06-14 · Authored HB 1307 (2019), creating a disaster case management system at the Texas Division of Emergency Management; the governor signed it June 14, 2019.[8]
- vote2025-08-20 · Voted no on HB 4, the 2025 congressional redistricting bill (House third-reading passage vote 88–52, August 20, 2025).[9]
- vote2025-08-28 · Voted no on HB 7, prohibiting the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs (House third-reading passage vote of 82–48, August 28, 2025).[10]
- vote2025-08-28 · Voted no on SB 8, relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex (House third-reading passage vote 86–45, August 28, 2025).[10]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/gina-hinojosa
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Gina Hinojosa · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Meet the candidates for Texas governor on the Nov. 3 ballot · San Antonio Report · 2026-09-23 News report
- 3.Read about Gina Hinojosa's Democratic platforms for Texas Governor · Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (via Yahoo News) · 2026-02-15 News report
- 4.Gina Hinojosa campaigning for Texas governor; targets water access, schools · KFOX14/CBS4 · 2026-04-27 News report
- 5.Gina Hinojosa biography · Texas House of Representatives · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 6.State Rep. Gina Hinojosa launches campaign for Texas governor · FOX 7 Austin · 2025-10-15 News report
- 7.Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa wins Democratic nomination, will face Gov. Greg Abbott in November · Texas Public Radio · 2026-10-19 News report
- 8.HB 1307, 86th Legislature · Texas Legislature Online · 2019-06-14 Official record
- 9.House Journal, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, Day 5 · Texas House of Representatives · 2025-08-20 Official record
- 10.House Journal, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, Day 10 · Texas House of Representatives · 2025-08-28 Official record
- 11.State Rep. Gina Hinojosa launches campaign for Texas governor · FOX 7 Austin · 2025-10-15 News report
- 12.Read about Gina Hinojosa's Democratic platforms for Texas Governor · Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (via Yahoo News) · 2026-02-15 News report