Ethics Explorer
A Guide to the Financial Interests of Elected Officials
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa District 20 (D-McAllen)
- Industry
- Lawyer
- Education
- B.S., Pan American University; J.D., Georgetown University
- Committees
-
- Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
- Criminal Justice
- Finance (Vice-Chair)
- Intergovernmental Relations (Chair)
- Natural Resources
- Conference Committee on SB 1 (Budget)
Sources of Income
Hinojosa is a lawyer at the Hinojosa Law Firm, where he does commercial litigation mostly on the defense side, as well as criminal law and appellate work.
Property
Residential property in McAllen valued at $382,742
Condo in Austin valued at $245,671
20 acres in Hidalgo County valued at $4,177
Top Contributors
- Border Health PAC: $476,750
- TTLA PAC: $111,848
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC: $65,000
- Sam Susser: $62,219
- TREPAC/Texas Association of Realtors - PAC: $57,585
- Texas Bail PAC: $43,267
- Texas Medical Association: $41,452
- BG Distribution Partners PAC: $41,000
- AT&T TEXAS PAC: $39,364
- Joseph F. Phillips: $38,200
Analysis
In his campaign report, Hinojosa reports that he paid his Capitol staffers thousands of dollars in "supplemental salary" from his campaign account. This is permitted by state ethics law.
In 2009 and 2011, Hinojosa filed 10 bills related to health care and Medicaid that could potentially affect his biggest donor, the Border Health PAC.