State Rep. Erin Gámez
A Brownsville attorney first elected in 2022, Rep. Gámez represents portions of Cameron County in House District 38 and serves as Vice-Chair of the House Committee on General Investigating, in addition to seats on Natural Resources, Transportation, and the joint investigating committee on the July 2025 flooding events.
- Term
- Jan. 14, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2027
- Serving since
- 2022
- Seniority
- #95 of 150
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Education
- B.A. UT Austin; J.D. South Texas College of Law
- Next election
- Nov. 7, 2028 (primary March 7, 2028)
Contact
Brownsville, TX 78520
District
Official House District 38 map (PDF)
- Counties
- Cameron (Part)
- Cities & CDPs
- Brownsville (Part), Cameron Park, Reid Hope King, Villa Pancho
- Region
- South Texas
District Profile
- Hispanic 94.2%
- Anglo 4.6%
- Black 0.6%
- Asian 0.7%
How this district voted
Source: Texas Legislative Council, PLANH2316 reports Red-100 (2020 Census) and Red-206 (2024 general election).
Committees
89th Legislature (2025)
Legislation
89th Legislature (2025)
Biography
Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, first elected in 2022 to represent District 38 in deep south Texas, which includes portions of Cameron County in and around Brownsville. An attorney by profession, she earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston.
For the 89th Legislative Session, Speaker Dustin Burrows appointed Rep. Gámez to four committees: Vice-Chair of the General Investigating Committee, member of the Natural Resources Committee, member of the Transportation Committee, and member of the joint investigating committee examining the response to the July 2025 flooding events that affected Central Texas.
House District 38 is one of the southernmost districts in Texas, covering parts of Brownsville, Cameron Park, Reid Hope King, and Villa Pancho.
Biography compiled from public sources, including the
Biography adapted from the official Texas House website.
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Service History
- Texas House, District 38 · 2022–present
