My grandmother always told me: "No te dejes." Don't let them push you around. Fight back.
Today, I'm asking you to fight back — for all of Texas.
With record-breaking primary turnout, Texas Democrats made history. I'm proud to be your Democratic nominee for Governor. And I'm proud to share this ticket with a man I trust, a man who has been fighting the same fight I have, right here at home: James Talarico, our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
If both James and I win, we can take back Texas this fall. Each of us needs to build a strong campaign that can reach all 254 counties of Texas. We are in this together — and we need you with us today.
Will you split a donation to support both of our campaigns right now?
Here's what I know about James: he's an eighth-generation Texan and a former middle school teacher who flipped a Trump district because he knew how to talk to people who'd been left behind. He's been standing beside me in Austin, fighting the billionaire mega-donors who have bought our state legislature and turned it against working people. Now he's ready to take that fight to Washington.
And that fight matters, because the biggest threat we face isn't each other — it's the people at the very top who spend billions to keep us angry and divided. Abbott, Cornyn, Paxton... all of them AND their donors are counting on us to stay divided. They are counting on Texas Democrats to run out of money, run out of fight, and run out of hope.
Not this time.
James is running against a Republican Party that spent at least $75 million just to limp into a runoff — and they're still not done. Whether it's Cornyn or a freshly-impeached Paxton, James's opponent will have super PAC money pouring in from day one. The Senate majority could come down to this race. It's vital that James Talarico has the resources to build for the general election right now, and it's vital that he win.
In our race, we start this general election in a dead heat. A recent poll had my campaign within the margin of error against Greg Abbott. Texas is in play. And my race for Governor is the kind of top-of-ticket campaign that lifts every Democrat on the ballot — including James.
That's why a split donation today is so powerful. When you invest in both of us, you're investing in a Texas where the whole ticket rises together. Every small donor, every neighbor, every Texan who is done being pushed around will play a part in this election.
If you believe in a Texas where every child learns in a great public school, where working families can afford to stay, where our government works for the people and not the powerful — then I need you to stand with me and James right now.
James and I are both Texans. We both know this state can be better. And we both know that the only way we win is together.
No te dejes.
With gratitude and determination
Gina Hinojosa
Democratic Nominee for Governor of Texas
P.S. — James and I are at the top of the ticket. When we run strong campaigns, every Democrat in Texas runs stronger. A donation split between us today isn't just helping two candidates — it's building the infrastructure to win Texas up and down the ballot.
