Gina Hinojosa
Democrat
Gina Hinojosa
Democrat
Candidate for Texas Governor
About
Texas House of Representatives (2017-2026), Austin ISD School Board (2012-2016). Ranked consistently as one of the most liberal members of the Texas House by the Texas Tribune.
Conservative Endorsements
- None
Candidate Videos
Survey Responses
Notable Quotes
“A razor wire fence on the Texas border with New Mexico isn’t about border security, it’s about monitoring/regulating travel of Texas women seeking abortion care.”
“I’m breaking quorum to protect Texans’ right to choose their own representation. When institutions cave to Trump's demands, Texans fight back.”
Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Legislative Priorities
Border Security & Immigration
- CALLED FOR A REDIRECTION AWAY FROM OPERATION LONE STAR and reimbursement of funds spent on the mission. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- CALLED FOR THE END OF ICE OPERATIONS IN TEXAS and voted against local officers helping enforce immigration law, advocating for Governor Abbott to to stop facilitating ICE operations that are "terrorizing communities." [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- OPPOSES DPS OVERTIME for border duties. [1]
- OPPOSES PRESSURING CITIES TO COOPERATE WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, calling it "unacceptable" when Governor Abbott threatened to withhold public-safety grants from cities such as Austin and Houston due to non-compliance.[1][2][3][4]
- ADVOCATES FOR PATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP for long-term, law-abiding illegals. [1, 2]
Secure Our Elections
- BROKE QUORUM TO STOP THE ELECTION INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT with fellow Texas House Democrats (Senate Bill 1, 2021). [1, 2, 3]
- VOTED AGAINST STRENGTHENING VOTER FRAUD PENALTIES (House Bill 1243, 2023). [1, 2, 3]
- VOTED AGAINST PHOTO VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS and supports measures to expand voting access (House Bill 1243, 2023, and Senate Bill 1, 2021). [1, 2, 3]
Education Issues
- VOTED AGAINST THE SCHOOL CHOICE BILL and opposes vouchers/school choice programs that she says, "divert taxpayer dollars to private schools." [1, 2, 3, 4]
- SUPPORTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS THE FOUNDATION of education and is committed to ending state takeovers of failing schools. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- VOTED AGAINST THE BILL TO END STAAR TESTING and says she has long pushed for “less high-stakes standardized testing.” She also wants to pause the A-F school rating system (House Bill 8, 2025, 2nd Session). [1, 2, 3, 4]
Protect Childhood Innocence
- VOTED AGAINST THE READER ACT, banning sexually explicit books/materials from public school libraries and establishing rating systems (House Bill 900, 2023). [1, 2]
- VOTED AGAINST GIVING PARENTS AND SCHOOL BOARDS MORE CONTROL over library materials, arguing risks of removing books that help reluctant readers (Senate Bill 13, 2025). [1, 2]
- PRIORITIZES ACCESS to “diverse” educational materials. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- CRITICIZES SHIELDING CHILDREN from LGBTQ+ content or pride events as exclusionary. [1, 2]
Gender Issues
- PARTICIPATED IN EFFORTS to block or delay bills restricting transgender participation in sports matching gender identity. [1, 2]
- VOTED AGAINST THE BILL protecting women's college sports (Senate Bill 15, 2023). [1, 2, 3]
- OPPOSES CONTENT LIMITS ON SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS, calling them attacks on families and distractions from real issues. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- SUPPORTS PRIDE EVENTS in schools. [1]
- VOTED AGAINST THE TEXAS WOMEN'S PRIVACY ACT, requiring use of bathrooms based on sex assigned at birth in schools and public buildings. (Senate Bill 8, 2025). [1]
Government-Sanctioned Addiction
Protect Life
Islamification of Texas
- No public statements found.
National Security
- VOTED AGAINST BANNING OR RESTRICTING designated adversarial nations, entities, and governments (Senate Bill 17, 2025) from purchasing most real property in Texas. [1, 2]
- CALLED FOR STRONGER RESILIENCE against weather events and for energy innovation while holding companies responsible. [1, 2, 3]
- REROUTED $3 MILLION FROM THE HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET as a member of the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety (2017-2018) to help trafficking victims. [1, 2]
Other Constitutional Issues
- VOTED AGAINST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS BILL to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools (Senate Bill 10, 2025). [1, 2]
- AUTHORED OR CO-SIGNED GUN LAW PROPOSALS, including universal background checks, safe storage education, stolen gun reporting, and keeping firearms from domestic abusers/mentally ill individuals. [1, 2, 3]
- VOTED AGAINST THE COVID VACCINE MANDATES BAN for private employers (Senate Bill 7, 2023). [1, 2]
- AUTHORED A RESOLUTION applying for a narrow Article V Convention of States focused solely on campaign finance reform and restoring "balance and integrity to our elections" (HJR 120, 2017). [1, 2]
- OPPOSED THE BILL MAKING GOLD AND SILVER LEGAL TENDER in Texas for everyday transactions (House Bill 1056, 2025). [1, 2]
Bonus Issue - Property Tax Relief
- VOTED FOR THE HOMESTEAD PACKAGE that raised the school-district exemption (SJR 2/Senate Bill 4, 2025). Does not support eliminating school property taxes for homeowners via constitutional amendment. Prioritizes state revenue strategies that reduce the need for high local tax rates, tax reform that protects public services while lowering rates for families, ending tax breaks for large corporations, and state funding of public schools so districts are not forced to raise local rates.[1][2][3][4]