State Sen. Juan Hinojosa

Democrat
Current Rating

28

Senate District 20 - McAllen
First elected 1981

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: F
  • 2021: F
  • 2019: F
  • 2017: F
  • 2015: F
  • 2013: F
  • 2011: F
  • 2009: F
  • 2007: F

About State Sen. Juan Hinojosa

Senator Hinojosa is an attorney from McAllen, Texas. He received his BS degree from Pan American University and his JD from Georgetown University, and served two years in Vietnam. Prior to joining Texas Senate, Senator Hinojosa served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1981-1991 and 1997- 2002. Senator Hinojosa has served in the Texas Senate since 2002.

Offices

Capitol
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
p: (512) 463-0120
District
1508 S. Lone Star Way, Suite 6A
Edinburg, TX 78539
p: (956) 318-0725
District
602 N. Staples Street, Suite 200
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 882-0901
p: (361) 882-0900

Senate District District 20

State Sen. Juan Hinojosa's Record

  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
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HB 16 Conference Report, 2nd Called: Relying on the LBB to protect the ESF from revenue diversions instead of the constitution

Senate Journal Page: 83
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SJR 13: Reducing citizen choices in elections for only some state offices and empowering bureaucracies

Senate Journal Page: 528
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SB 617: New regulations of "energy efficiency professionals"

Senate Journal Page: 750
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SB 449: Banning capital appreciation bonds

Senate Journal Page: 763
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SB 15: Applying new restrictions on boards of regents from doing their job overseeing universities

Senate Journal Page: 850
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SB 2: Expanding the number of charter schools while ensuring better oversight

Senate Journal Page: 879
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SB 1406: Putting CSCOPE under the authority of the SBOE

Senate Journal Page: 903
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SB 1263: Allowing parents to more quickly take over a failing school

Senate Journal Page: 963
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SCR 33: Reconsidering SB 346, an unconstitutional infringement on political speech

Senate Journal Page: 963
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SB 843: Increasing local government transparency

Senate Journal Page: 993
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SB 303: Infringing on individual liberty

Senate Journal Page: 1010
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SB 1795: Codifying operating rules for ObamaCare exchange "navigators" into law

Senate Journal Page: 1100
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SJR 55: Returning System Benefit Fund dollars to the rate-payers

Senate Journal Page: 1146
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SB 1655: Enabling the enactment of SJR 55

Senate Journal Page: 1147
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SJR 1: A constitutional amendment to withdraw $6 billion from the ESF

Senate Journal Page: 1168
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HB 1422: Making it more difficult for volunteer activists to engage in policy debates by requiring to register as lobbyists

Senate Journal Page: 1681
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SB 14: Providing more transparency for local government debt

Senate Journal Page: 1700
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HB 2197: Reauthorizing the Lottery Commission

Senate Journal Page: 1936
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HB 912: Providing privacy protections from inappropriate drone use

Senate Journal Page: 1958
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HB 2294: Removing unnecessary licensing requirements for "thermostat installation"

Senate Journal Page: 2127
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HB 3536: Imposing a new tax on small manufacturers at the behest of large manufacturers

Senate Journal Page: 2315
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HB 1843, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Williams: Repealing the Top-10% Rule

Senate Journal Page: 2320
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HB 1675, Amendment 6 by Ellis: Putting the SBOE under sunset review

Senate Journal Page: 2377
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HB 500: Providing an across-the-board cut to the Gross Margins Tax

Senate Journal Page: 2441
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HB 148: Bringing greater accountability into the mail-in ballot process

Senate Journal Page: 2443
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HB 213: Making the small business tax exemption permanent

Senate Journal Page: 2575
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HB 950: Requiring companies to pay certain salaries

Senate Journal Page: 2882
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SB 1 Conference Report: Increasing budget beyond reasonable levels while increasing legislator pensions

Senate Journal Page: 3528
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HB 1025 Conference Report: Draining the ESF for non-emergency spending

Senate Journal Page: 3773
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