Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?
Healthcare: What changes need to be made to Texas abortion laws to ensure women have access to proper medical care in the event of pregnancy complications?
Education: Share your thoughts on the role of state and local government in public education.
Immigration: How would you address immigration issues affecting our state while ensuring all individuals within our borders have access to due process protections?
National Guard: Share your position on when it is appropriate for the Federal government to deploy the National Guard in Texas cities.
Gina Hinojosa
I have spent the last nine years serving in the Texas House, working tirelessly to advance bipartisan legislation and fight for working Texans on public education, health care, and affordability.
www.ginafortexas.com
Right now, Texas women are dying because they cannot obtain access to life-saving medical care. This status quo is intolerable. Texans deserve safe and legal access to abortion care when they need it, and Texas doctors should not fear that they will be thrown in prison for following basic standards of care.
Public education was so important to our founders that it’s enshrined in the Texas Constitution. Attempts to sell off and privatize our kids’ schools is a direct attack on their path to success. I fought hard against Greg Abbott’s school voucher scam, and as governor, will route that money toward teacher pay raises and smaller classroom sizes to ensure every child has access to a good education.
Every Texan wants to live in a safe community. When border security presents a risk to keeping our communities safe, it’s important we address that. But what is currently happening—deporting children and breaking up American families—is doing nothing to make us safer. We need an immigration system that provides a pathway to legal status for hard-working and tax-paying fixtures of our communities.
The Texas National Guard exists to serve our community and should only be deployed in times of genuine emergency. I do not believe sending National Guard troops to other states who have not asked for help when we have pressing needs at home is a good use of resources. Likewise, deploying the National Guard to local communities who do not need or want their help is ineffective and wasteful.
