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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Gina Hinojosa
- Office
- Governor of Texas
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Greg Abbott
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: ginafortexas.com
- Candidate list
- Texas Secretary of State — 2026 Ballot Certification (Aug. 28, 2026)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Refunds | Says they will direct the legislature to send a one-time $1,500 refund check to every Texas household from the Rainy Day Fund. | Campaign website — ginafortexas.com/priority/an-affordable-texas-that-works-for-everyone Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Electricity | Says they will direct the Public Utility Commission to freeze residential rates until data centers are required to pay their own way. | Campaign website — ginafortexas.com/priority/an-affordable-texas-that-works-for-everyone Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Housing | Says they will stop private equity firms from buying up housing. | Campaign website — ginafortexas.com/priority/an-affordable-texas-that-works-for-everyone Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Calls for higher teacher pay, smaller class sizes, and less high-stakes standardized testing. | Campaign website — ginafortexas.com/priority/save-texas-public-schools Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Texas’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Texas campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Texas officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the Texas Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 Ballot Certification (Aug. 28, 2026) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — ginafortexas.com/priority/an-affordable-texas-that-works-for-everyone — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — ginafortexas.com/priority/save-texas-public-schools — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Wikidata Q28314533 official website (P856)
- Texas campaign-finance search (official)