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Calling her candidacy a fight against the corruption of an entrenched Republican governor, administration and legislature, state representative and Rio Grande Valley native Regina Inez Hinojosa announced that she is a candidate for governor against Greg Abbot.
"I often think about something my grandmother used to tell me: “No te dejes.” (Don’t let them push you around.) "Fight back."
"That lesson has guided me my entire life, from the Rio Grande Valley to the state legislature – and it’s why today, I’m announcing that I’m running for Governor of Texas."
"I often think about something my grandmother used to tell me: “No te dejes.” (Don’t let them push you around.) "Fight back."
"That lesson has guided me my entire life, from the Rio Grande Valley to the state legislature – and it’s why today, I’m announcing that I’m running for Governor of Texas."
Hinojosa made that announcement Wednesday at the historic Alonso Building in Brownsville before a packed house that included her father, former Cameron County Judge and chairman of the Texas Democratic Party Gilbert Hinojosa.
"Right now, Texans are in the fight of our lives for our kids, our schools, and our future," she said. "And Greg Abbott has chosen a side: the billionaires, the special interests, the big corporations, and the wealthiest donors who bankroll him."
“Our fight right now is against the billionaires and corporations who are driving up prices, closing our neighborhood schools and cheating Texans out of basic health care,” Hinojosa, a five-term Democratic lawmaker from Austin, said in her campaign launch video. “That’s who Greg Abbott works for. I’m running for governor to work for you.”
Hinojosa’s entry expands a Democratic primary field that includes Andrew White, a Houston businessman and son of former Gov. Mark White, Bobby Cole, a rancher and retired firefighter, and Bay City Council member Benjamin Flores. Whoever wins the nomination will be a decided underdog against Abbott, who had more than $87 million in his campaign account at the end of June and has won all three of his gubernatorial races by double digits.
Hinojosa was born in 1973 in McAllen, her parents were from Mission, and she grew up and attended pubic schools in Brownsville. She attended and graduated from the University of Texas and got her law degree from George Washington University.
Prior to becoming a state legislator, Hinojosa worked for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and for the law firm of Kator, Parks & Weiser. In 2005, she was part of the legal team that sued U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
“But I took a step back and realized it’s really Abbott who’s the problem,” she said. “In Texas, we support our public schools, but Abbott doesn’t care about what Texans want. He stopped caring a long time ago.”
“We know that many Texans, too many Texans, can’t afford basic health care," she told KIAH. "For instance, in Texas, our uninsured rate is two times the national average. We can fix this. We can put over a million more Texans on health insurance if we simply accept those federal funds that Texans have already paid to the federal government to cover our health insurance.”
"Right now, Texans are in the fight of our lives for our kids, our schools, and our future," she said. "And Greg Abbott has chosen a side: the billionaires, the special interests, the big corporations, and the wealthiest donors who bankroll him."
"Abbott has given away nearly a billion taxpayer dollars in contracts to his campaign donors and is still scheming to rip funding away from our neighborhood schools to give to private interests," she said. "That’s corruption, plain and simple – and it’s time we fight back."
“Our fight right now is against the billionaires and corporations who are driving up prices, closing our neighborhood schools and cheating Texans out of basic health care,” Hinojosa, a five-term Democratic lawmaker from Austin, said in her campaign launch video. “That’s who Greg Abbott works for. I’m running for governor to work for you.”
Hinojosa’s entry expands a Democratic primary field that includes Andrew White, a Houston businessman and son of former Gov. Mark White, Bobby Cole, a rancher and retired firefighter, and Bay City Council member Benjamin Flores. Whoever wins the nomination will be a decided underdog against Abbott, who had more than $87 million in his campaign account at the end of June and has won all three of his gubernatorial races by double digits.
Hinojosa was born in 1973 in McAllen, her parents were from Mission, and she grew up and attended pubic schools in Brownsville. She attended and graduated from the University of Texas and got her law degree from George Washington University.
She is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 49th District since January 2017, after winning the November 2016 general election. She succeeded Democrat Eliot Naishtat, who did not run for re-election.
Prior to becoming a state legislator, Hinojosa worked for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and for the law firm of Kator, Parks & Weiser. In 2005, she was part of the legal team that sued U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
She was also a member of the Austin Independent School District's school board and has worked part-time for Catholic Charities USA, Texas Rural Legal Aid, and the Equal Justice Center. She has won all her elections, but one, by more than 80 percent of the vote. She won her 2020 reelection by only 78 percent.
In an interview with the Texas Tribune before her formal announcement, Hinojosa said she was initially considering running for comptroller, the office tasked with implementing the state’s $1 billion voucher program. Hinojosa said she first decided to run for office when her son’s elementary school faced possible closure due to state budget cuts. She was elected to the Austin ISD school board in 2012, where she later served as board president before winning election to the Texas House in 2016.
In an interview with the Texas Tribune before her formal announcement, Hinojosa said she was initially considering running for comptroller, the office tasked with implementing the state’s $1 billion voucher program. Hinojosa said she first decided to run for office when her son’s elementary school faced possible closure due to state budget cuts. She was elected to the Austin ISD school board in 2012, where she later served as board president before winning election to the Texas House in 2016.
Hinojosa has been a vocal proponent of public education in her time at the Capitol, a personal issue for her.
“When my son’s school was threatened for closure, I got mad. I was just a mad mom and I ran for the school board and won. The big issue that I found there is the state’s not giving public schools the money that they should, the money that we pay into for property taxes.”
“When my son’s school was threatened for closure, I got mad. I was just a mad mom and I ran for the school board and won. The big issue that I found there is the state’s not giving public schools the money that they should, the money that we pay into for property taxes.”
“But I took a step back and realized it’s really Abbott who’s the problem,” she said. “In Texas, we support our public schools, but Abbott doesn’t care about what Texans want. He stopped caring a long time ago.”
“We know that many Texans, too many Texans, can’t afford basic health care," she told KIAH. "For instance, in Texas, our uninsured rate is two times the national average. We can fix this. We can put over a million more Texans on health insurance if we simply accept those federal funds that Texans have already paid to the federal government to cover our health insurance.”
16 comments:
Is this Beto" O'Rourke as a woman? This person is against the voucher system but has no idea how to fix the broken educational system of this state? Our schools are not producing. Kids are graduating not knowing how to read write or much less know how to comprehend. Don’t blame the teachers they are overwhelmed with unruly kids sent to school to be babysat not to learn. The main issue is the payment to schools for school attendance. Japan employs a combination of strict disciplinary measures in schools and alternative rehabilitation programs to address unruly behavior among students. The approaches can vary significantly based on the institution and the underlying philosophy guiding their methods. Why can’t we learn from those having success with similar issues?
Where is the NO KINGS Protest happening in Brownsville? I heard from a friend at the White House say. . . "they're going to beat the living shit out of anyone protesting. Any resistance will lead to terrorism charges, a Palantir enemy profile and life in prison. Your family will be targeted as well. They don't give a fuck, they'll kill you." Hey but did you guys see the Ballroom at the White House, friend says he loves it?
Yawn. Another chicana with a grudge against Texas and America. Won't get far because Texans view Hispanics as corrupt already.
No thanks!
Japan's youth is in rebellion. They put graffiti all over the cities. They do not study. Few students go into the FREE PUBLIC Universities that have high standards to enter the Academic World.
Texan Men will not vote for a female candidate. Wives follow their men.
Excellent news. Block my car and find out the hard way.
Hey Juan, you conveniently left out the fact that she is the daughter of your failed friend disgraced former leader of the Texas Democratic Party Gilbert Hinojosa. As usual she is going to get a severe libtard ass kicking by Abbott.
There is a solution but you don't want to hear it.
The Viet Kong used to chop students fingers off for being as you said "unruly" or miseducated. I'm sure they thought, "A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel?" So, you want to institute some disciplinary measures for misbehaving kids? You mean like a special needs programs at school, Trump and Greg Abbott don't want to fund that? The alternative you seek is homeschool or noschool.
There's tons of studies that show how a functional school system works. . . #1 rule for great schools anywhere in the world not just in NY or Massachusetts, ready? Listen. . .A WELL FUNDED SCHOOL SYSTEM!
Want to b’s
As if the Anglo Saxons aren't corrupt. There is a lot of everything on all sides.
Just what our state would need, a Hinojosa at the helm! What a nightmare of a candidate! Daddy will pull all the strings he can, I’m sure there’s big donors from daddy Gilberto.
You are no Ann Richards little girl…
If you're running over people you should be shot down like Charlie's TACO! EEEK! With all 4 limbs point up.
When Ann Richards was governor, the Cowboys won the games.
Smells like another Lina Hidalgo.
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