State Representative, Texas House District 104

Jessica Gonzalez is the Democratic incumbent for Texas House District 104, and her House biography lists work on voting rights, LGBTQ+ civil rights, criminal justice reform and affordable housing². She earned a criminology degree at the University of Texas at Arlington and a law degree at Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School, and worked as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus fellow in Washington². She is unopposed on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹.

Where they stand 13 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcoholmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Authored HB 3248 (2021), relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products; its introduced text defines adults as 21 years of age or older. (2021) source
  • Authored HB 1937 (2023), a cannabis regulation and taxation bill; its introduced text defines adults as 21 years of age or older. (2023) source
  • Authored HB 1208 (2025), relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products. (2025) source
  • Text of HB 1208 (2025) sets up a licensed, taxed cannabis market for adults 21 and older. (2025) source
  • Voted yes on HB 441 (2021), relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; it passed the House 88 to 40. (2021-04-30) source
  • Voted yes on HB 218 (2023), relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; it passed the House 87 to 59. (2023-04-27) source
• Minimum wageRaise it to around $15medium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Authored HB 731 (2021), which would set the Texas minimum wage at $15 an hour. (2021) source
  • Text of HB 731 (2021) sets the minimum wage at the greater of $15.00 an hour or the federal rate. (2021) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Authored HB 5280 (2025), relating to the consideration by a governmental entity of the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of a business bidding on a contract; its introduced text bars a governmental entity from refusing a contract on the basis that the bidder has a DEI department, solicits DEI statements or promotes a DEI employee resource group. (2025) source
  • Voted no on SB 12 (2025), relating to parental rights in public education, including the imposition of certain requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
  • Voted no on SB 17 (2023), a bill whose enrolled caption is "relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education"; it passed the House 83 to 62. (2023-05-22) source
• AI data centersNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 6 (2025), relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads; it passed the House 103 to 25. (2025-05-27) source
• Kids onlineNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 186 (2025), relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children; it passed the House 116 to 25. (2025-04-30) source
• Policing and crimeNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 9 (2025), relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions; it passed the House 118 to 25. (2025-05-20) source
• School choiceNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 2 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program; it passed the House 86 to 61. (2025-04-17) source
• Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 10 (2025), relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; it passed the House 82 to 46. (2025-05-25) source
  • Voted no on SB 11 (2025), relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools; it passed the House 88 to 48. (2025-05-23) source
• China policyNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 17 (2025), relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 8 (2025), relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law; it passed the House 86 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• School vaccinesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 1586 (2025), relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment; it passed the House 83 to 54. (2025-05-14) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 900 (2023), relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries; it passed the House 95 to 52. (2023-04-20) source
• Housing and growthNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 15 (2025), relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee; it passed the House 86 to 43. (2025-05-28) source
  • Voted yes on the conference committee report on SB 15 (2025), relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; the House adopted the conference committee report 78 to 57. (2025-06-01) source
  • Voted no on SB 840 (2025), relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy; it passed the House 106 to 33. (2025-05-21) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Property taxes, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes.