Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 120. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Gervin-Hawkins (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 120. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Gervin-Hawkins was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Gervin-Hawkins was assigned to the following committees:
- Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee, Vice chair
- Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Local & Consent Calendars Committee
2019-2020
Gervin-Hawkins was assigned to the following committees:
- Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee
- Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee
- Resolutions Calendars Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Criminal Jurisprudence |
| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism |
| • Rules & Resolutions |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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General election for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) is running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) defeated Jordan Brown (D) and Bently Paiz (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 61.1 | 9,300 |
| | Jordan Brown ![]() | 28.8 | 4,385 | |
| | Bently Paiz ![]() | 10.1 | 1,530 | |
| Total votes: 15,215 | ||||
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Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Campaign finance
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | 100.0 | 38,208 | |
| Total votes: 38,208 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 100.0 | 6,174 | |
| Total votes: 6,174 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated Ronald Payne in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | 67.5 | 26,413 | |
| Ronald Payne (R) | 32.5 | 12,718 | ||
| Total votes: 39,131 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 100.0 | 7,964 | |
| Total votes: 7,964 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Ronald Payne advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronald Payne | 100.0 | 3,638 | |
| Total votes: 3,638 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated Ronald Payne and Shawn Huckabay in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | 65.8 | 40,004 | |
| Ronald Payne (R) | 31.0 | 18,830 | ||
| Shawn Huckabay (L) | 3.2 | 1,950 | ||
| Total votes: 60,784 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 100.0 | 13,240 | |
| Total votes: 13,240 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Ronald Payne defeated Andrew Vicencio in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronald Payne | 71.6 | 3,080 | |
| Andrew Vicencio | 28.4 | 1,224 | ||
| Total votes: 4,304 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Shawn Huckabay advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 21, 2020.
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| ✔ | Shawn Huckabay (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated Ronald Payne in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | 68.4 | 28,864 | |
Ronald Payne (R) ![]() | 31.6 | 13,354 | ||
| Total votes: 42,218 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Barbara Gervin-Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 100.0 | 6,161 | |
| Total votes: 6,161 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120
Ronald Payne advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 120 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronald Payne ![]() | 100.0 | 3,161 | |
| Total votes: 3,161 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1] Incumbent Laura Thompson (I-Independent) was elected to the seat in a special election on August 2, 2016.
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated incumbent Laura Thompson in the Texas House of Representatives District 120 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 120 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 77.65% | 31,510 | ||
| Independent | Laura Thompson Incumbent | 22.35% | 9,072 | |
| Total Votes | 40,582 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated Mario Salas in the Texas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic primary runoff.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 55.83% | 1,983 | ||
| Democratic | Mario Salas | 44.17% | 1,569 | |
| Total Votes | 3,552 | |||
The following candidates ran in the Texas House of Representatives District 120 Democratic Primary.[4][3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 26.31% | 2,684 | ||
| Democratic | 23.16% | 2,363 | ||
| Democratic | Byron Miller | 18.76% | 1,914 | |
| Democratic | Art Hall | 12.36% | 1,261 | |
| Democratic | Latronda Darnell | 11.57% | 1,180 | |
| Democratic | Lou Miller | 7.85% | 801 | |
| Total Votes | 10,203 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Gervin-Hawkins' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Education:
Healthcare:
Public safety:
Veterans:
Workforce development:
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| —Barbara Gervin-Hawkins[6] | ||
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2025.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2023.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2021.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2019.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Environment Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Eagle Forum — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2017.
- Conservative Roundtable — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles.
- Environment Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans for Vaccine Choice — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Alliance For Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Texas Association of Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Young Conservatives of Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Gervin-Hawkins, "Issues," accessed February 25, 2016
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