# Gina Hinojosa

Gina Hinojosa is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 49.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 49
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1f9ed42e-27de-4cd1-b2bf-f890ee33cb49

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f9ed42e-27de-4cd1-b2bf-f890ee33cb49 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Hinojosa reported $21.3M in the 2026 cycle, the highest of 2,082 State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Hinojosa says (TX 2025–26 session)

1,172 classified statements: 1,172 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hinojosa | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.6% | 2.5% | 34 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 23.8% | 10.4% | 76 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 52.7% | 39.2% | 184 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 450 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.3% | 14.4% | 506 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 286 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 49% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Democrats 11%); Taxation 11% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 9.1% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 198,741 donors and 849 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 96.0% (85%). 220 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 90 bills: 86 reached committee, 69 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 21. 76.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 4 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 26: Congratulating Michael Rye of the Rosedale School on his selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR26/
- HR 25: Congratulating Bertha Saucedo of Jaime Padrón Elementary School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR25/
- HR 28: Congratulating the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia on his appointment as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR28/
- HR 27: Congratulating Elena Cantu of the Rosedale School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR27/
- HR 72: Congratulating the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia on his appointment as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin. (introduced, 2025-08-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR72/
- HR 37: Congratulating Michael Rye of the Rosedale School on his selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of the Year. (introduced, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR37/
- HR 44: Congratulating Elena Cantu of the Rosedale School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise. (introduced, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR44/
- HR 43: Congratulating Bertha Saucedo of Jaime Padrón Elementary School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise. (introduced, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR43/
- HCR 151: Designating October 5 as Texas Teachers' Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (in committee, 2025-05-16) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR151/
- HR 1247: Congratulating Texas Mock Trial on earning fourth place at the American Mock Trial Association's 2025 National Tournament. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1247/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.3M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114745001011732839
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114810364508463326
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114855221176234395
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114199048764711371
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114348545213878613
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114444750849798241
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2113972027514065137
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114015576272056636
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2114085525631930813
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ginaforaustin/status/2113687127552557562

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=49
- Campaign site: https://www.ginaforaustin.com
- X: https://x.com/ginaforaustin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GinaForAustin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginahinojosaatx/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rep.ginahinojosa1914
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-hinojosa-b8262b25/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f9ed42e-27de-4cd1-b2bf-f890ee33cb49