Juan Hinojosa
Hinojosa, 73, was born in Falfurrias, Texas, earned a biology and chemistry degree from Texas A&M-Kingsville and served 30 years in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2012. He lost the June 2025 HD 32 special election to Hodgers and now works as a security officer in Melbourne.
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Positions on the major issues
Compare with opponents →Each entry describes what the candidate has said or done, and what they say they will do, in neutral terms with sources. The chip shows how that relates to the statement voters rate in the matching tool.
Property insurance Leans agree· stated position
Calls for legislative oversight of the insurance commissioner's rate decisions and criticizes insurers shifting profits to affiliates; wants HB 541 auto-coverage mandate amended.
"Trust but Verify!"
Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
Says the state needs a plan prioritizing starter-home construction and proposes a state low-interest home loan program.
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
Supports abortion access for medical, mental-health, rape, incest, fetal-anomaly and personal-choice reasons.
"decisions between a woman, her doctor, and her faith — not dictated by politicians"
Health care Strongly agrees· stated position
Fully supports Medicaid expansion and calls health care a human right.
"The State of Florida has limited funding and should fully accept Medicaid Expansion."
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
Proposes an independent board to review state preemption laws and protect local home rule.
"Currently there is no check and balance to protect the local governments from the state overreach."
Marijuana Strongly agrees· stated position
Advocates decriminalizing marijuana with a 6% sales tax whose revenue would fund low-interest home loans.
Elections & voting Leans agree· stated position
Would help voters obtain secondary proof of citizenship and vote against laws he views as voter suppression.
"Vote against the laws that suppress voters rights"
No public position found on 11 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Immigration, Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, Trump administration, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.