Gina Hinojosa

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Texas

Current Position: State House Representative TX-49

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For temporarily suspending the Texas state gas tax to ease rising fuel prices
For issuing a one-time $1,500 tax rebate check to every Texas household funded by the state's Economic Stabilization (Rainy Day) Fund

For a moratorium on new data center construction in Texas until stronger regulations and community input protections are in place
For ending tax breaks and incentives given to hyperscale data centers, including repealing House Bill 2712's 20-year tax breaks
For banning predatory surveillance pricing and algorithmic price discrimination by grocery retailers
For freezing residential electricity rates and requiring data centers and other high-load users to pay for their own grid infrastructure costs
For restricting private equity and institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, including limiting purchases to no more than 10 homes per investor

For auditing and terminating corrupt no-bid vendor contracts in public education and using savings to raise teacher pay to among the highest in the nation
For universal healthcare coverage for all Texas residents; pledged to introduce legislation for comprehensive healthcare services for every Texan
For holding healthcare insurance companies accountable by banning bad-faith claim denials and strengthening rural hospital systems
For requiring insurance plans to cover a year's supply of contraception in a single visit

For increased public school funding, including the Fully Fund Our Future Act which would have invested $40 billion into Texas public schools, raised teacher pay by $15,000, increased per-student funding, and added $2 billion for special education
Against school voucher programs; has worked to defeat voucher legislation multiple times and pledges to end what she calls the 'voucher scam' as Governor
For ending the STAAR standardized test and the A-F school accountability system, calling for new accountability legislation
Against state takeovers of school districts; supports returning control to local communities and parents
For removing TEA Commissioner Mike Morath and replacing him with an educator to lead the Texas Education Agency

Against the 2021 Texas voting restriction legislation; participated in walkout to block bill banning drive-thru/24-hour voting and restricting mail-in ballot applications
Against 2025 Texas congressional redistricting maps; participated in quorum break to delay their passage