Gina Ortiz Jones

HOUSTON, TX — Fil-Am Gina Ortiz Jones is one step closer to making history — three times over — as the first lesbian, first Filipina American and first Iraq war veteran to represent Texas in Congress....

SAN FRANCISCO —  Fil-Am Democratic congressional candidate, Gina Ortiz Jones, recently made a trip to San Francisco, but not a leisurely tourist trip. Jones was in town to speak to over two dozen Filipinos in a...

EL PASO, TX —  Barely a week has passed since the community of El Paso witnessed one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. And in their mourning, they also made it clear to President...

Fil-Am Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, the openly-gay Iraq war veteran, who narrowly lost to Republican Representative Will Hurd in Texas’ 23rd congressional district in 2018, announced she is ready to take on the incumbent candidate again....Read More

Gina Ortiz Jones is one step closer to making history in various ways. The Filipina American won the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 23rd House district, defeating former high school teacher Rick Trevino 68 percent to 32...

by Cheryl Piccio, ABS-CBN News SAN ANTONIO — Texas Democrats saw the strongest midterm election turnout in years, throwing several hotly contested races into the national spotlight. West Texas District 23 stretches over 500 miles from San Antonio...

The Midterm election season in the US has officially kicked off, with Texas voters casting their votes in the first primary of 2018. In a sign that the red state could turn purple more quickly than...