HINOJOSA, RUBEN E.
D Β· house Β· bioguide H000636
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX15055- Internal id
51356186-a8be-4698-bc60-2d29dd6dabb4- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-15. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 790,465 |
| People | Median age | 33 |
| Income | Median household income | $59,751 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $27,084 |
| Income | In poverty | 23.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.480 |
| Race | White alone | 33.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 81.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 52.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 22.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 32.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 66.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 50.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.3% |
| Household | Family households | 75.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.06 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $169,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $992 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 8.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.1% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0 | $6,866 | $45,873 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 | $19,322 | $52,739 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $128 | $21,042 | $72,061 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $2,934 | $63,958 | $92,976 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $842 | $26,551 | $154,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $156,911 | $183,883 | $179,709 | $0 | $100,100 |
| 2014 | $496,825 | $466,828 | $206,681 | $0 | $139,056 |
| 2012 | $592,033 | $849,921 | $176,684 | $0 | $275,265 |
| 2010 | $609,898 | $622,521 | $434,573 | $0 | $311,970 |
| 2008 | $616,109 | $388,367 | $447,196 | $0 | $272,532 |
| 2006 | $681,526 | $497,424 | $219,454 | $0 | $303,774 |
| 2004 | $603,051 | $818,831 | $35,353 | $0 | $313,275 |
| 2002 | $294,748 | $271,635 | $251,134 | $0 | $116,585 |
| 2000 | $493,506 | $465,105 | $221,708 | $0 | $320,485 |
| 1998 | $943,269 | $795,235 | $179,316 | $0 | $666,878 |
| 1996 | $783,628 | $752,427 | $33,198 | $381,000 | $187,573 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2004 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2006 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2008 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2010 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2012 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2014 general house Β· TX-15 β won
- 2016 general house Β· TX-15 β lost_general
Committees
- RUBEN HINOJOSA FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (18)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Texas at Austin | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of TexasβPan American | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Mercedes High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Texas A&M UniversityβKingsville | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | RUBEN HINOJOSA FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2015-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2013-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2011-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2009-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2007-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1974-01-01 | held_position | member | β | wikidata |