Lina Hidalgo: Wiki, Bio, Age, Election Results, Husband, Party, Campaign, Salary

Lina Hidalgo: Wiki, Bio, Age, Election Results, Husband, Accomplishments, Campaign, Salary, Net Worth, Party, Family, Education: Lina HIdalgo is an American politician. Hidalgo is the first woman and the first Latina to be elected to the office of county judge of Harris County. The post of a county judge is not much of judicial value as its name suggests. However, she functions as the county’s chief executive and emergency manager. Keep reading this article to know more about her age, Husband, Family, Childhood, Education, Election, Campaign, Polls, Political Party, Salary, and much more.

Who is Lina Hidalgo?

Lina Maria HIdalgo is an American politician. Hidalgo is the first woman and the first Latina to be elected to the office of county judge of Harris County. She was born in Columbia, But for the most part, was brought up in Texas. Lina Hidalgo assumed office on 1st January 2019 after defeating her predecessor Ed Emmet. She made voting easier in Harris County during the 2020 Texas elections, with increasing turnout among lower-propensity voters. She was also very active during the Covid-19 Pandemic and took great measures to curb the spread. Even though her measures were criticized, they proved to be effective in the end.

Lina Hidalgo Early life, Date of Birth, Education & Family

Lina Hidalgo was born on February 19, 1991, in Bogota, Colombia. Her Family left their home country of Colombia as gang violence created a wreck in the country. While leaving their hometown, her parents had two goals. One is to make sure she has a good education and the second is to live in a safer place. Lina Hidalgo was only 5 years of age at that time. Her family lived in  Peru and Mexico City for almost 9-10 years. However, they moved to Houston, Texas when she was 15 years of age. It is rumored that she also had a brother.

Hidalgo graduated from Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. She then attended Stanford University and graduated with a degree in political science, thus fulfilling her parents’ wish. For her honors, she wrote a thesis entitled “Tiananmen or Tahrir? A Comparative Study of Military Intervention Against Popular Protest.”

Lina Hidalgo Career

Hidalgo became a U.S. citizen in 2013. After graduation, she worked in an international organization, after receiving the Omidyar Network Postgraduate Fellowship. She then moved to Thailand and worked in Internews Network. It was an international nonprofit organization dedicated to training journalists and advocating for press freedom.

She then returned to the US, and worked as a medical interpreter at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, and volunteered for the Texas Civil Rights Project. She was also interested in Higher studies and during this time she was accepted into the MPP/JD joint program at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and New York University School of Law.

Lina Hidalgo initially wanted to pursue a career in health care and criminal justice. But the 2016 Elections made her realize that she couldn’t sit back and wait for the changes to happen. So she kept her academic ambitions on hold and ran for public office. 

Lina Hidalgo 2018 Elections

Lina Hidalgo in her pursuit to bring changes wants to run for the post of  County Judge of Harris County in the 2018 elections. In the Democratic Party Primary Election she faced no opposition. However, she had to face Ed Emmett in general election, who was the County judge at that time. Hidalgo ran on a platform focused on flood control, criminal justice reform, and increasing transparency and accountability in local government. On November 6th, she defeated Ed Emmett and assumed office on 1st January 2019. Her victory also switched majority control of the Harris County Commissioners Court, from Republicans to Democrats. She also defeated her opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer in the 2022 Elections.

Lina Hidalgo Cash Bail Reform

As the county judge of harris county, she eliminated the practice of cash bail in cases of misdemeanor crime. She believed that Cash Bail often made wealth the sole basis of how a criminal is treated and is unconstitutional. Thus she fixed the Bail System.

Lina Hidalgo Covid-19 Regulations

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lina Hidalgo implemented public health measures immediately during the early stages, as an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus. She ordered the closure of bars and restaurants in March 2020 and mandated that Harris County members wear face masks in public in April 2020. Republicans at the state and federal who opposed her strongly criticized her public health measures. Moreover, Governor Greg Abbott said that local officials could not enforce mask mandates. Ironically, when Covid-19 cases in Texas increased, Abbott ordered his face mask mandate.

Lina Hidalgo Voting reforms

Hidalgo made voting easier in Harris County during the 2020 Texas elections by increasing turnout among lower-propensity voters. By October 30, 2020, more votes have been cast in Texas compared to the entire number of voters cast in the 2016 United States presidential election in Texas.

Lina Hidalgo Recognition

Hidalgo was featured on the cover of Time magazine in January 2018 alongside dozens of other women who ran for office in one of the biggest elections for women. In December 2019, Hidalgo was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Law and Policy for her young age and remarkable accomplishments.

Lina Hidalgo Controversy

In March 2021, Harris County faced controversy over a contract awarded to Elevate Strategies. It was a company that was hired to do COVID-19 “vaccine outreach”. However, the company had only one employee and was run out of an apartment in the city. This instilled doubts among the people. Hidalgo and county commissioners were accused of having ties to Elevate Strategies. Mark Jones of Rice University even said, “This was an RFP [request for proposal] that was wired from the very start to go to Elevate Strategies to provide political money for Lina Hidalgo’s supporters”.However, Hidalgo was not bugged down by these accusations and responded, “Y’all bring it on! Bring it on! Because there is nothing here.” However, in the end, the county terminated the $11 million contract.

Lina Hidalgo Net Worth, Salary, Age & Husband

Lina Hidalgo is a young politician and is currently 31 years of age. He has a net worth of USD 300,000 as of 2018.  There is no such information about her boyfriend or husband, but his currently unmarried. She earns $190,861 per year.

Here is the complete bio/wiki of Lina Hidalgo, her name, nickname, gender, profession, height in centimeters, meters, and feet, weight in kilograms and pounds, body measurements, eye, and hair color, date of birth, age, birthplace, zodiac sign, nationality, hometown, school, college, educational qualification, religion, ethnicity, caste, address, hobbies, interests, marital status, salary, sexuality, parents, siblings, spouse, children, and net worth.

Lina Hidalgo Information Table 

Name		Lina Maria HIdalgo
Nickname		N/A
Gender		Female
Profession		Harris County Judge Politician
Height (approx.)		in centimeters – 163cm meters – 1.63m feet inches – 5ft 3in
Weight (approx.)		in kilograms – 52kg in pounds – 110lbs
Figure Measurements		Chest-34 waist-27 Hip-35
Eye Colour		Dark Brown
Hair Colour		Black
Date of Birth		February 19, 1991
Age (as of 2022)		31 years
Birth Place		Bogota, Colombia
Zodiac sign/Sun sign		Pisces
Nationality		American
Hometown		Bogota
School		Seven Lakes High School
College/University		Stanford University Harvard University Kennedy School New York University School of Law
Educational Qualification		Graduate
Religion		N/A
Ethnicity		Latin-American
Caste		Not Available
Address		Not Available
Hobbies/Interests		Reading Books
Marital Status		unmarried
Political Party		Democratic
Sexuality		Straight
Parents		Not Known
Siblings		Younger Brother
Husband/Wife/Spouse		N/A
Salary		$190,861 per year
Net Worth		$300,000 USD

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Lesser Kown Facts About Lina 

• She and her parents were immigrants from Colombia.
• Hidalgo received criticism in a March 2019 news conference where she spoke in English and Spanish about the health implications of a massive chemical fire. She was addressing constituents and reporters from both English and Spanish language media outlets. But her Bilingual Approach was criticized.

FAQs 

1)Is Lina Hidalgo married?

No Lina Hidalgo is on 31 years of age and unmarried.

2)Whom did she defeat to obtain the office of County Judge?

She defeated Ed Emmett before assuming her office as county judge of Harris county.

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