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Gina Hinojosa begins work to take office as Texas' 1st Democratic governor in decades
Compiled Nov 5
What happened
Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor's race, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office since 1990
The detail
She will be Texas' first Latina governor
The detail
She ousted Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, denying him a fourth term
The detail
Hinojosa is a 52-year-old state legislator from Austin, raised on the Texas-Mexico border
How it unfolded
2012: Hinojosa began her political career running for a school board seat in Austin · 2016: Hinojosa was elected to the Texas House · during the midterm elections: Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in a stunning upset, and Democrats won a wave of races including a flipped U.S. Senate seat · Thursday: Hinojosa held her first news conference since the win and pledged a bipartisan administration · in January: Hinojosa is set to take office as governor
By the numbers
1990 last Democratic governor · 52 Hinojosa's age · 2012 start of political career · 2016 election to Texas House · fourth term Abbott's sought term