Rep. Gina Hinojosa Launches Campaign for Governor of Texas

October 15, 2025

Valley native, civil rights attorney, and state legislator calls for new leadership that puts Texas families before insiders and wealthy donors

Gina for Texas – “Fight Back”

Brownsville, TX — Today, State Representative Gina Hinojosa launched her campaign for Governor of Texas, vowing to fight for families across the state who are left out by a political system that favors insiders and wealthy donors.

Gina’s story is rooted in Texas values and achieving the American dream. She is a daughter of the Rio Grande Valley and a product of Brownsville public schools. Gina is a mom of two, and a civil rights and union lawyer who has spent her career representing Texas workers and families too often denied a fair shot. Her campaign will focus on lowering costs for families, defending public schools, expanding access to healthcare, and reining in corporate influence in politics.

“I never wanted to be a politician — I was just an angry mom,” said Gina Hinojosa, candidate for Governor of Texas. “But I’ve seen firsthand how Governor Abbott’s rich donors run Texas at the expense of our schools, our communities, and working families. I’m running to put Texas families first, fight for our kids, and hold the powerful accountable. Texans deserve a governor who will work for them, not the billionaire class.”

Gina enters the race with a wave of early support, including more than 100 endorsements from across Texas – among them seven members of Texas’s congressional delegation, over 30 of her legislative colleagues, and county, city and state officials from North Texas to the Rio Grande Valley.

She began her public service on the Austin ISD School Board, where she fought to keep public neighborhood schools open and invest in students. Since 2017, she has served in the Texas House, where she led the fight against Greg Abbott’s voucher scam, private equity abuses, and attacks on working Texans.

Gina’s career of fighting for working families is in stark contrast to Governor Abbott running for an unprecedented fourth term where he will continue to prioritize political theatrics and making the ultra-rich wealthier while everyone else is left behind.

Gina brings both Valley roots and statewide experience to the governor’s race. She would also be the first governor in modern Texas history from the Rio Grande Valley.

Full List Of Endorsements:

Federal:

U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
U.S. Representative Greg Casar
U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett
U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar
U.S. Representative Sylvia Garcia
U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez
U.S. Representative Julie Johnson

State:

State Senator César Blanco
State Senator Sarah Eckhardt
State Senator Roland Gutierrez
State Senator Jose Menéndez
State Representative Alma Allen
State Representative Diego Bernal
State Representative John Bryant
State Representative John Bucy III
State Representative Terry Canales
State Representative Sheryl Cole
State Representative Nicole Collier
State Representative Aicha Davis
State Representative Lulu Flores
State Representative Erin Gámez
State Representative Josey Garcia
State Representative Linda García
State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
State Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, Chair Texas Legislative Black Caucus
State Representative Jessica González
State Representative Donna Howard
State Representative Venton Jones
State Representative Suleman Lalani
State Representative Ray Lopez
State Representative Christian Manuel
State Representative Mando Martinez
State Representative Terry Meza
State Representative Christina Morales
State Representative Penny Morales Shaw
State Representative Vince Perez
State Representative Mihaela Plesa
State Representative Ron Reynolds
State Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos
State Representative Jon Rosenthal
State Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons
State Representative Chris Turner
State Representative Hubert Vo
State Representative Erin Zwiener

Local:

County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, El Paso County
County Judge Judge Andy Brown, Travis County
Sheriff Manuel Treviño, Cameron County
District Attorney Luis Sáenz, Cameron County
Clerk Sylvia Garza Pérez, Cameron County
District Clerk Laura Pérez-Reyes, Cameron County
District Clerk Laura Hinojosa, Hidalgo County
Chair Jared Hockema, Cameron County Democratic Party
County Attorney Delia Garza, Travis County
Tax Assessor-Collector Celia Israel, Travis County, Former State Representative
Commissioner Sofía Benavides, Cameron County
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Harris County, Former State Senator
Commissioner Brigid Shea, Travis County
Commissioner Jeff Travillion, Travis County
Constable Carlos Lopez, Travis County
Constable Stacy Suits, Travis County
Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, Austin City Council
Council Member Abbie Kamin, Houston City Council
Council Member Ryan Alter, Austin City Council
Council Member Zo Qadri, Austin City Council
Council Member Paige Ellis, Austin City Council
Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, Austin City Council
Council Member Mike Siegel, Austin City Council
Trustee Lynn Boswell, President, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Trustee Dr. Kevin Foster, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Trustee Dr. Candace Hunter, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Trustee Arati Singh, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Trustee Kathryn Whitley Chu, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Chair Sean Hassan, Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Trustee Gigi Edwards Bryant, Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Trustee Steve Jackobs, Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Trustee Julie Ann Nitsch, Austin Community College Board of Trustees

Former Electeds:

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred
Former State Senator Wendy Davis
Former Land Commissioner Garry Mauro
Former Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Hightower
Former Mayor Steve Adler, Austin
Former State Representative Ina Minjarez
Former State Representative Elliott Naishat
Former State Representative Victoria Neave Criado
Former State Representative Lina Ortega
Former Council Member Alison Alter, Austin
Former Trustee Tamala Barksdale, Austin Independent School District
Former Trustee Nora Comstock, Austin Community College
Former Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, Travis County
Former County Attorney David Escamilla, Travis County
Former Council Member Ann Kitchen, Austin
Former Council Member Mike Martinez, Austin
Former Council Member Leslie Pool, Austin
Former Trustee Paul Saldaña, Austin Independent School District
Former Trustee Ann Teich, Austin Independent School District
Former Council Member Kathie Tovo, Austin

Community Leaders:

Mónica Becerra, Community Leader, Hays County
Dr. Gary Bledsoe, President, Texas NAACP
Kristian Carranza, Community leader, San Antonio
Jennifer Lee, Community Leader, Killeen
Dr. Candice Matthews, Statewide Chair, Texas Coalition of Black Democrats
Donna Beth McCormick, Community Leader, Austin
Becky Moeller, Former President, Texas AFL-CIO
Laurel Jordan Swift, Community Leader, San Antonio

For more information, visit www.ginafortexas.com.

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Gina Hinojosa is a native Texan, born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. She never planned on running for office, but when her son’s school was threatened for closure by state budget cuts she rallied parents, won a seat on the school board, and kept the school open. But neighborhood schools kept closing across the state because Republican leaders kept diverting money from them, so she ran for the Texas House of Representatives and helped win more than $11 billion in school funding, reduced standardized testing, and gave raises to teachers.

Growing up in the Valley, Gina learned an important early lesson from her grandmother: ”No te dejes.” Fight back. And now she is taking the fight directly to Greg Abbott, who for over a decade has helped the corrupt elite get rich while working Texans struggle to get by.