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Adam Hinojosa

Texas State Senator, District 27. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Senator, District 27

Official website Wikipedia

Bills became law: 53; 208 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Nominations · chair
Administration
Business and Commerce
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select
Religious Liberty Select
State Affairs
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 208 sponsored · 53 became law

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SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil…
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811) · Became law Sep 2025

SB 12 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws…
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811) · Became law Sep 2025

SB 11 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or…
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046) · Became law Sep 2025

HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political…
Ethics (I0345) · Became law Sep 2025

SB 14 Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and…
City Government--General (I0060) · Became law Sep 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hinojosa sits in the Texas State Senate

Hinojosa is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Joan Huffman, Bryan Hughes, Paul Bettencourt

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET

With Hinojosa’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills32%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Texas State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hinojosa’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hinojosa	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 4, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 18–8
Sep 3, 2025	HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 17–8
Sep 3, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 18–8
Aug 27, 2025	HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 21–5
Aug 27, 2025	HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 21–5

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hinojosa was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2022	Texas State Senate, District 27	Lost	D+0.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hinojosa has run against

Morgan Lamantia (D) · 2022 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Hinojosa

One person, matched across every source we use.

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Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET