Gina Hinojosa
State Representative, Texas House District 49 · Candidate for Texas Governor · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Texas Governor · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): GOVERNOR · read Sep 24, 2026
Running for Texas Governor, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 5 public polls, 2 certified results. See the race
Key Votes
The record
HB 4: Congressional redistricting (2025 map) · voted No
Final passage · 88–52 · Texas House record vote 30, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) · journal page 14
Aug 20, 2025 · Official · Texas House Journal · sourceSJR 2: Constitutional amendment increasing the homestead exemption · voted Yes
Final passage · 143–0 · Texas House record vote 3092, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) · journal page 102
May 20, 2025 · Official · Texas House Journal · sourceSB 17: Purchase of real property by certain foreign governments, companies and individuals · voted No
Final passage · 86–59 · Texas House record vote 1881, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) · journal page 22
May 9, 2025 · Official · Texas House Journal · sourceHB 2: Public school finance · voted Yes
Final passage · 142–5 · Texas House record vote 303, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) · journal page 12
Apr 17, 2025 · Official · Texas House Journal · sourceSB 2: School choice / education savings accounts · voted No
Final passage · 86–61 · Texas House record vote 300, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) · journal page 9
Apr 17, 2025 · Official · Texas House Journal · sourceSB 1: General Appropriations Act, 2026–27 · voted No
Final passage · 118–26 · Texas House record vote 154, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) · journal page 282
Apr 11, 2025 · Official · Texas House Journal · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 3
- Raised
- $6,171,780this report
- Cash on Hand
- $3,002,416this report
- Spent
- $3,990,461this report
View the FilingTexas Ethics Commission, latest 2026-cycle report (through Jul 15, 2026)
Finance Reports
Campaign finance · latest 2026-cycle report (Texas Ethics Commission)
Hinojosa, Regina (The Honorable) (candidate/officeholder account, TEC filer 00080440) — latest report: SEMIJUL for 02/22/2026–06/30/2026, filed 07/15/2026: contributions this period $6,171,779.64; expenditures this period $3,990,461.13; contributions maintained (cash on hand) $3,002,415.82; outstanding loans $387,000.00.
Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Texas Ethics Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
““Nobody has fought to defend Texans stronger than I have, and that will continue to be the way I operate.””
““I’m not asking voters to trust Democrats. It’s hard enough to get people to trust me.””
In the News
Press coverage
- Hinojosa seeks to expand the Democratic tent with ad featuring support from Jan. 6 protesterSep 24, 2026 · Press · The Texas Tribune
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Official Websitehouse.texas.gov/members/3210Official
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
Governor · TX-GOV
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State
Not on file for Gina yet: Advertising. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Oct 3, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_w7hefja00.
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