She did it! So incredibly proud of our 1st Latina Governor of Texas, Brownsville's own Gina Hinojosa.
By Edgar Sandoval
New York Times
Gina Hinojosa seemed to come out of nowhere when she announced her run for Texas governor a year ago.
As a Democratic state lawmaker from Austin, she supported transgender rights and opposed enshrining the state’s income tax ban in the Texas Constitution — causes that kept her little known and far from the state’s centers of power.
The well-funded campaign of incumbent Greg Abbott, one of America’s most powerful Republicans, refused to say her name even as her campaign gained momentum over the summer, allowing her to define herself to voters on her own terms.
On Tuesday, Ms. Hinojosa denied Mr. Abbott a record-setting fourth term. She became the first Democrat to win statewide office in more than 30 years and the first Latina to be elected governor in Texas.
“Latinas led the charge,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, president of Voto Latino, a voter advocacy group. “We saw Latino participation in Texas surpass 2024 numbers. You don’t see that happen.”
“The candidates were speaking to the Latino experience. People who voted for Trump said, ‘This is not what I voted for,’” said Ms. Kumar, referring to the cost of living and President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
Ms. Hinojosa, 52, a native of the Rio Grande Valley, foresaw what others missed: The state’s Latino plurality — and a rural population that had been seen as a Republican redoubt — were ready for someone like her in the governor’s mansion.
Ms. Hinojosa is a civil rights and labor lawyer who spent nearly a decade in the statehouse, representing a solidly Democratic district and championing long-shot issues. In this year’s campaign, she embraced a more populist message and Mr. Abbott failed to make her more progressive policies into political millstones.
In the end, like many competitive elections this year, the race for governor of Texas became a referendum on affordability. Ms. Hinojosa successfully argued that Republicans, who have controlled every branch of state government for more than two decades, were not prioritizing the cost of living.
As a Democratic state lawmaker from Austin, she supported transgender rights and opposed enshrining the state’s income tax ban in the Texas Constitution — causes that kept her little known and far from the state’s centers of power.
The well-funded campaign of incumbent Greg Abbott, one of America’s most powerful Republicans, refused to say her name even as her campaign gained momentum over the summer, allowing her to define herself to voters on her own terms.
On Tuesday, Ms. Hinojosa denied Mr. Abbott a record-setting fourth term. She became the first Democrat to win statewide office in more than 30 years and the first Latina to be elected governor in Texas.
“Latinas led the charge,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, president of Voto Latino, a voter advocacy group. “We saw Latino participation in Texas surpass 2024 numbers. You don’t see that happen.”
“The candidates were speaking to the Latino experience. People who voted for Trump said, ‘This is not what I voted for,’” said Ms. Kumar, referring to the cost of living and President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
Ms. Hinojosa, 52, a native of the Rio Grande Valley, foresaw what others missed: The state’s Latino plurality — and a rural population that had been seen as a Republican redoubt — were ready for someone like her in the governor’s mansion.
Ms. Hinojosa is a civil rights and labor lawyer who spent nearly a decade in the statehouse, representing a solidly Democratic district and championing long-shot issues. In this year’s campaign, she embraced a more populist message and Mr. Abbott failed to make her more progressive policies into political millstones.
In the end, like many competitive elections this year, the race for governor of Texas became a referendum on affordability. Ms. Hinojosa successfully argued that Republicans, who have controlled every branch of state government for more than two decades, were not prioritizing the cost of living.
21 comments:
I wish I could celebrate with all of you but what you don’t realize is now we are all fkd. Elon… he spent 4-5 billion to influence the election, yet that is like a $5 dollar bill to the rest of us. Tall Boys are on special at Stripes. A $5 bill will get you 2 of them. However, Elon could do some things (or more than I can think of) but for what it is worth to these 7 mojado readers who somehow are proficient in English and read this blog… these are the possibilities: 1. He suspends operations in Texas, abandons boca chica and we are free to go there any time while looking at the buildings deteriorating from lack of maintenance 2. He shuts down everything and has everything demolished just to spite Texas but 🤔 that will create jobs for a couple of years 3.he could buy the beach and wall it off out of spite, if he continues operations or not. And 4. My personal favorite: while I am happy that Bato Seco (as in bastardo, which means a castrated bull) will be gone in January, who’s to say that already millionaires like Gina, Talarico, Chente, and xyz get into Elon’s pockets, he gives them a billion dollars each? Every Person on the planet has a price.
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Way to go Gina!
I am a registerd republican, m/36/brownsville. Im a new home owner. i voted for gina only because of the republicans did not keep up. I wanted deportations, thanks, but what about my other rights? Like my right to consume cannabis after a hard day of work? so fuck you abbot, and paxton, patric, and all the other worn out people, burn the whole shit down. So welcome , Ms. Gina Hinijosa. Hope you consider us all. good job.
Let's see if she follows after Abigail Spanberger and prioritizes tax increases and gun control. Taking wagers on how long Starbase Texas remains in business if they plan to go after Musk.
Not impressive at all
She WON. Live with it or move to Florida. That is where the man resides.
Fucking pothead, enjoy your property tax hike once she’s in office!
Aren't you a local Republican Retard? Who said "NOT A CHANCE LITTLR GURL!?" Did you hear about the Pitadas in every city? It just wasn't here in Brownsville. Pitadas in San Bene, Harlichon, Y Macallan? Houston, El Paso, San Antonio, Austin. . .Chinga tu MAGA! Chinga tu puta MAGA!
Me and Eldelasprietas are waiting for the "Big Beautiful Obituary."
Liar. You cannot register as a republican or Democrat in Texas. We are an open primary xtate
SO NOW Gilbert Hinojosa is Governor. He will screw it up for the Democrats
Congratulations Miss Gina. I hadn't seen a beating like that since I stuck a banana down my pants and they let the monkey loose.
@11:05 AM while I agree with your opinions a lot… 36 and a republican! You probably drive a leased Honda civic and think you’re cool because you fk a coach behind your wife’s back. Been there, done that. Assuming we don’t get nuked before January, then you will realize nothing will change under Gina, except that you will be free to spike drinks with fentanyl and chop your son’s dick off because he believes that he will be better off as a 👧
Signed, professional troll -😘
12:03. Xcellent. I got a visual.
4:34. Nukes and transgenders.
Both straw man hypotheticals and GOP propaganda. Voters didn’t buy that nonsense. No other country has used nukes except the US. Let that sink in.
She won, Congrats, but republicans won’t cry in the streets and call in sick to work like Dems did.
Nice attempt dick head. You do understand that he or “kegseth” can make one call and your ass is history? -😘
Chelsea again… haven’t you noticed how many people get thrown in jail for DWI or PI or harassment, but yet there are cartel members at every corner around here? A guy I suspect as being one had me patted down at a local diner. They found my M9 in my left pocket (I am left-handed). He said “I own you now”
I responded you are lucky I didn’t kill you already
Good point 7:05. puro trans this, trans that. ya guey. What are you, a bunch of old boomers? Where is the young republican concessions?? They didn't offer any.
1:36
I'm so scared. Ayhuesu!
@1:49 I went to Whataburger and said hi to the cop and then I ate my burger and went home. The end. It was intense, I could see his gun.
Congrats to Gina and the whole family!
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