Gina Hinojosa
Representative · State house · Texas · District 49
Democratic
Biography
Born and raised in Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, Rep. Gina Hinojosa proudly represents central Austin and her alma mater, The University of Texas in the Texas State House. After graduating from law school at the George Washington National Law Center in Washington, D.C., Gina began her career as a civil rights and labor lawyer, representing members of various unions including the CWA where she remains a dues-paying member today. Gina began her public service on the Austin ISD school board. During her leadership, AISD increased teacher pay, balanced the budget, and every high school in AISD met the state’s accountability standards. Gina ran for the Texas House in 2016. In 2019, Rep. Hinojosa led the House Democrats’ effort to direct more taxpayer money from state coffers into our public schools through HB 3 during the 86th Legislative Session.
On the record
- Education
- George Washington National Law Center; The University of Texas
- Profession
- Civil rights lawyer; Labor lawyer
- Born
- 1973-12-08
- Birthplace
- Rio Grande Valley, TX
Contact
- Capitol office
- Room 4S.2, P.O. Box 12910, Austin, TX 78711 · 512-463-0668
- Phone
- 512-463-0668
- gina.hinojosa@house.texas.gov