State of Texas
State Representative, District 38
Erin Elizabeth Gamez
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Erin Elizabeth Gamez
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 38 (first elected in a special election; sworn in March 30, 2022)
- Background
- Graduate, University of Texas at Austin (December 2010)
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (May 2014)
- Associate attorney, Law Offices of Ernesto Gamez, Jr., P.C.
- Has served as defense attorney for the Cameron County Mental Health Diversion Court
- Born and raised in Brownsville
- Experience
- Vice chair, House Committee on General Investigating
- Member, Transportation and Natural Resources committees
- Vice chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus
- Deputy whip, House Democratic Caucus
- House manager, one of 12 who presented articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton to the Texas Senate
- Top priorities
- Campaign site says she "Worked to secure $47 million for water projects in Cameron County"
- Campaign site: "Voted to protect our children's education, by keeping public tax dollars in public schools."
- Campaign site says she "proudly supports our local law enforcement and first responders"
- Campaign site: "Broke quorum to prevent the passage of laws that diminish the Valley's representation in Congress."
- Campaign site cites "Co-authoring legislation extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Voted to provide our officers and prosecutors the tools to combat the fentanyl crisis, and the smuggling of drugs and humans."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Voted to protect our children's education, by keeping public tax dollars in public schools."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Helping pass $51 billion in property tax relief and increased the homestead exemption in 2025."
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- Campaign website
- eringamez.com
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