State Rep. Gina Hinojosa
A civil rights and labor attorney and former Austin ISD School Board President first elected in 2017, Rep. Hinojosa represents central Austin and her alma mater, The University of Texas at Austin.
Elected Governor of Texas in 2026. Takes office Jan. 19, 2027.
- Term
- Jan. 14, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2027
- Serving since
- 2017
- Seniority
- #60 of 150
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Education
- B.A. University of Texas at Austin; J.D. George Washington Law School
Contact
District
Official House District 49 map (PDF)
- Counties
- Travis (Part)
- Cities & CDPs
- Austin (Part), Sunset Valley
- Region
- Central Texas
District Profile
- Hispanic 26.6%
- Anglo 57.1%
- Black 5.1%
- Asian 9.7%
- Other 1.5%
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. Gina Hinojosa is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, first elected in 2017 to represent District 49, which covers central Austin including Sunset Valley and a portion of the University of Texas at Austin area. She earned a Plan II Honors Bachelor of Arts in Government from The University of Texas at Austin in 1996 and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the George Washington University Law School in 1999.
Born December 8, 1973 in McAllen, Texas, Rep. Hinojosa is the daughter of former Texas Democratic Party chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. She was raised in Brownsville and spent summers with her grandparents in Mission. A graduate of Homer Hanna High School in 1992, she attended one semester at the University of Texas School of Law, where she met her husband, attorney John Donisi, before transferring to George Washington.
Rep. Hinojosa began her career as a civil rights and labor lawyer representing members of unions including the Communications Workers of America (in which she remains a dues-paying member) and worked for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. In 2005, she was part of the legal team that sued U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on money-laundering charges. She has also worked part-time for Catholic Charities USA, Texas Rural Legal Aid, and the Equal Justice Center. In November 2012, after her son’s elementary school was threatened with closure, she was elected to the Austin ISD School Board, and in January 2015 was elected Board President by her fellow trustees.
For the 89th Legislative Session, Rep. Hinojosa serves on the House Committees on Land & Resource Management and Public Education. She and her husband, attorney John Donisi, live in Austin with their two sons, Matteo and Pablo.
Biography adapted from the official Texas House website.
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Service History
- Governor of Texas, · 2027–present
- Texas House, District 49 · 2017–2027
