Hidalgo graduated from Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, and then attended Stanford University, graduating with a degree in political science in 2013. [5][1] Her honors thesis was titled " Tiananmen or Tahrir? A Comparative Study of Military Intervention Against Popular Protest." [1]

Feb 18, 2021 · Lina Hidalgo, a 2013 graduate of the honors program at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), has been named to the Time100 Next List for her work as Harris County Judge in Texas.

Since 2019, Lina Hidalgo has served as Harris County Judge. A Stanford alumna, she is the first woman to be elected County Judge and only the second to be elected to the Commissioners Court. Projects Fellow Should Expect:

Judge Lina Hidalgo is the head of Harris County’s governing body. She is the first woman to be elected County Judge and only the second to be elected to the Commissioners Court. Harris County is the third largest county in our nation.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is the Chief Executive of Harris County, which, at almost five million residents, has a population larger than that of 25 states. Judge Hidalgo oversees a budget of over $4 billion which funds critical government services and infrastructure.

Jan 24, 2018 · One of our Fisher Family Honors students Lina Hidalgo has been featured on the Time Magazine cover for her public service. Lina is running for Harris County judge in Texas to improve flood management in the Houston area. In CCDDRL, Lina was working on the "Tiananmen or Tahrir?

Jan 27, 2025 · As a 33-year-old Stanford graduate born to Colombian parents and raised mostly in Houston who is now tasked with overseeing a multibillion-dollar county budget in the country’s second-most...

Apr 3, 2019 · In 2009, Hidalgo enrolled at Stanford University, where she studied oppressive regimes and failed states as a political science major. In her spare time, she helped raise funds to establish a...

Nov 11, 2022 · Lina Hidalgo is a popular American politician who is the county judge of Harris County as the first woman. She played the role of the county's chief executive and oversees a budget of an estimated $4 billion. She defeated Republican challenger Alexandra del Moral Mealer to Lead Harris County, Texas in 2022. Early Life Lina

Hidalgo, a Stanford graduate who had been pursuing advanced degrees in law and public policy at Harvard and New York University when she decided to run, now manages a $5 billion budget.