Representative Erin Gámez Contact information

Representative Erin Elizabeth Gámez was born and raised in Brownsville, Cameron County. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in December 2010, and received her J.D. from South Texas College of Law in May 2014. After graduating Law School and passing the Bar, she returned to Brownsville to practice law and serve her community. She is an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Ernesto Gamez, Jr., P.C. and has served as a defense attorney for the Cameron County Mental Health Diversion Court. She is also a member of Good Shepard Community Church, Cameron County Bar Association, Cameron County Women’s Law Section, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and served as a Board Member of the Brownsville Community Health Center.

Representative Gámez was first elected in a special election to the Texas House of Representatives and was sworn-in on March 30, 2022. At the time of her election she was the youngest serving member. She is the first female representative of Texas House District 38 and won re-election to serve District 38 in her first full term in the 88th Texas Legislature. She currently serves on the House Committee on Transportation and the House Committee on Natural Resources.