US Midterms 2026
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Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2017, is challenging Republican Governor Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race.
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Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate for Texas governor, staged a public event at the governor’s mansion featuring an empty lectern after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) declined a debate invitation.
She pledges to fire Abbott’s education commissioner, Mike Morath, on day one and to push back against privatization and increased state control of classrooms.
Harris County commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia are seeking reelection this year as two Republican challengers hope to unseat them.
She is a high-profile state representative from Austin with a formidably funded campaign and growing grassroots support, raising over $25 million total, including $13 million in the latest period from about 136,000…
Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic state representative from Austin, is challenging Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
She would inherit broader governor powers that have expanded under Abbott, but many reforms require legislative approval.
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee in the Texas governor’s race, joins The Lead.
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder warns national Democrats are not investing enough in Gina Hinojosa's run for Texas governor. The Democratic Governors Association, chaired by Kentucky Gov.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, privately admitted last month that Gov.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign took a new blow on Wednesday after leaked audio captured Ken Paxton, the state's Republican attorney general and U.S.
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Regina Inez Hinojosa was born on December 8, 1973, in McAllen, Texas, the daughter of politician Gilberto Hinojosa, and grew up in Brownsville, spending summers in Mission at her grandparents' home.
She graduated from Homer Hanna High School in 1992 and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts from the Plan II Honors and government programs, then earned a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1999.
She began her career as a civil rights lawyer representing union members, and she worked for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the law firm Kator, Parks & Weiser, and in 2005 she joined the lawyers who brought suit against US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
She also held part-time positions with Catholic Charities USA, Texas Rural Legal Aid and the Equal Justice Center.
In 2012, after the Austin Independent School District moved to close schools including her son's, Pease Elementary, Hinojosa joined the district's school board, where she served for four years.
She won the 49th district seat in the Texas House of Representatives in November 2016 and was sworn in on January 10, 2017.
In the 86th Legislature she authored HB 1307, a law creating a process through which disaster victims can seek aid, and in the 88th Legislature she wrote the Fully Fund Our Future Act, a $40 billion public school funding proposal.
In July 2021 and again in August 2025 she joined other House Democrats in leaving Texas to deny the chamber a quorum, first over voting legislation and then over new congressional maps.
Hinojosa, a Democrat, announced her candidacy for governor on October 15, 2025. She won the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026, with 59.9% of the vote in a field that included former Representative Chris Bell, the party's 2006 nominee for governor. Her opponent on November 3, 2026, is Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term and won his primary with 82% of the vote.
