Gina Hinojosa
Democratic · TX · Texas State Representative, District 49
Gina Hinojosa is a civil rights and labor lawyer who has represented central Austin in the Texas House since 2017. She served on the Austin ISD school board from 2012, including as its president, and holds degrees from UT-Austin and George Washington University.
Where Gina Hinojosa stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Mixed record
Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Was the House sponsor of Senate Bill 1350 in the 2019 Texas session, which lets a hospital district set up a health care provider participation programme. The bill took effect immediately on May 31, 2019.
May 31, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Voted yes on the final version of Senate Bill 2024, which bans vapes packaged or shaped to appeal to children and vapes made in China. The Texas House adopted the compromise 96-35, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
June 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 1586, which makes the state post the school vaccine exemption form online for anyone to print. The House passed it 83-54, the Senate agreed, and the law took effect September 1, 2025.
May 14, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 2835, which lets cities approve apartment buildings of up to six stories with one stairway. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 81-57.
May 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass the House version of Senate Bill 379, which barred food aid from buying sugary soft drinks. The House passed it 90-37 before a later House-Senate deal became law and also covered sweetened drinks without bubbles and candy.
May 23, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Was the House sponsor of Senate Bill 1350 in the 2019 Texas session, which lets a hospital district set up a health care provider participation programme. The bill took effect immediately on May 31, 2019.
May 31, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Served on the Austin Independent School District board of trustees (elected 2012), later as board president, during a period when the district raised teacher pay, balanced its budget, and avoided further school closures after opposing the closure of her son's elementary school.
November 8, 2016Supports Public Education Quality
Source: house.texas.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Broke quorum with other House Democrats in August 2025 to stall a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan; the House fined the members who left, and she had not paid her fine as of this report.
June 8, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: sacurrent.com
Voted against the final, negotiated version of Senate Bill 13, a school library law giving elected school boards final approval of every library book. The Texas House approved the report 81-48 and the law took effect September 1, 2025.
May 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
As a state representative, authored House Bill 73 in the 2021 session to bar the use of a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity (the "gay/trans panic defense") as a legal defense; the bill failed to advance out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.
April 6, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1036, which makes home solar sellers register, carry insurance and give buyers five days to cancel. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 94-37.
May 23, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Was lead author of House Bill 3488, signed into law, which let Texas companies register as public benefit corporations that may weigh public good alongside profit.
June 14, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Track record — General
General · 24 records
Received the endorsement of EMILYs List, which backs Democratic women who support abortion rights.
January 28, 2026
Source: emilyslist.org
Voted no on the final version of Senate Bill 37, which gives public university boards control over core courses, provost hires and faculty senates. The Texas House adopted the compromise 83-47, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
May 31, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of House Bill 121, a school safety bill making districts renew any exception to the armed officer rule yearly. The House agreed 97-38, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
May 30, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted no on the final version of Senate Bill 17, which bars governments, companies and certain people tied to hostile countries from buying Texas property. The Texas House adopted the compromise 85-57, and it took effect September 1, 2025.
May 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 12, which bars public schools from diversity duties and from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-47.
May 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 8, which requires every sheriff who runs a jail to seek a deal letting local officers help enforce immigration law. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-47.
May 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 965, which protects a public school employee's religious speech or prayer while working. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-48.
May 23, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 11, which lets school boards create a daily school prayer and religious-reading period. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-48.
May 23, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 33, which bars government offices from using public money to help someone obtain an abortion. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 87-58.
May 22, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 21, which created the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve managed by the comptroller. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 101-42.
May 21, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 3441, which lets people harmed by a vaccine sue its maker if the maker advertised it in Texas. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-31.
May 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 2284, which extends the ban on local firearm rules to bows, crossbows and arrows. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 96-43.
May 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 5115, which raises certain election fraud from a misdemeanor to a second-degree felony. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-54.
May 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 3053, which blocks cities and counties from running or joining gun buyback programs meant to cut civilian gun ownership. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 85-56.
May 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 493, which bars people convicted of first- or second-degree felonies from serving as poll watchers. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-52.
May 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 521, which tightens the rules for curbside voting, including a sworn statement of need. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 84-54.
May 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 1257, which makes health plans that cover a gender transition procedure also cover its side effects and any reversal. The House passed it 87-58 and the law took effect September 1, 2025.
May 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 5033, which ends state car emissions inspections only if the federal requirement is removed. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 101-45.
May 8, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 223, which makes cities seek competing offers for lobbying contracts. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 92-56.
May 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against sending House Joint Resolution 2 to Texas voters. It would block new or higher state taxes on estates, inheritances, or gifts beyond those in place on January 1, 2025. The Texas House approved it 112-29 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.
April 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Joint Resolution 98, which asked Congress for a constitutional convention to limit federal spending and set term limits. The Texas House backed the request 86-57, and it became Texas's official application to Congress.
April 28, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 2, which created education savings accounts families can use for private school tuition. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-61.
April 17, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 14, which created a governor's office to cut needless agency rules and ended court deference to agencies. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 97-51.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against sending House Joint Resolution 4, a proposed constitutional amendment blocking taxes on securities trades. The Texas House approved it 111-31 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.
April 1, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Gina Hinojosa ran in:
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Texas