The Blue Wave Starts With Texas

Fellow Democrats—

 

Democrats Abroad’s Hispanic Caucus will be issuing candidate endorsements from now until Election Day on Tuesday, November 6^th.  With Texas voters nearly completing the first Democratic primary, I am pleased to announce our strong support for the following Texan congressional candidates in the General Election. Make no mistake: Republicans in Texas are scrambling in chaos for what they thought of as a “reliable” red state. With recent high primary voter turnout, however, they know they’re in trouble.

For Texas representation in Congress, let’s first look at the Democratic candidates for the House and Senate. If you do not know which congressional district you vote in, please let us know a.s.a.p. and we can assist you. Or, you can go here and type in your U.S. zip code in the upper-right-hand corner of the page to find your representative and therefore your two senators.

If you vote in Texas, here are the Democratic candidates running who you should be fired up about supporting:

U.S. Senate
Beto O’Rourke (challenger to incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz)

U.S. House
TX-1
Shirley McKellar (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Louis Gohmert)

TX-2
Todd Litton (challenger to open seat)

TX-3
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-4
Catherine Krantz (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. John Ratcliff)

TX-5
Dan Wood (challenger to open seat)

TX-6
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-7
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-8
Steven David (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Kevin Brady)

TX-9
Al Green (INCUMBENT)

TX-10
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-11
Jennie Lou Leeder (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Conaway)

TX-12
Vanessa Adia (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Kay Granger)

TX-13
Greg Sagan (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Mac Thornberry)

TX-14
Adrienne Bell (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Randy Weber)

TX-15
Vicente Gonzalez (INCUMBENT; member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus)

TX-16
Veronica Escobar (challenger to open seat)

TX-17
Rick Kennedy (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Bill Flores)

TX-18
Sheila Jackson-Lee (INCUMBENT)

TX-19
Miguel Levario (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Jodey Arrington)

TX-20
Joaquín Castro (INCUMBENT; member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus)

TX-21
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-22
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-23
Gina Ortiz Jones (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Will Hurd)

TX-24
Jan McDowell (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Kenny Marchant)

TX-25
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-26
Linsey Fagan (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Michael Burgess)

TX-27
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-28
No endorsement

TX-29
Sylvia Garcia (challenger to open seat)

TX-30
Eddie Bernice Johnson (INCUMBENT)

TX-31
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-32
(To be determined after May 22^nd run-off election)

TX-33
Marc Veasey (INCUMBENT)

TX-34
Filemon Vela (INCUMBENT; member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus)

TX-35
Lloyd Doggett (INCUMBENT)

TX-36
Dayna Steele (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Brian Babin)

…Stay tuned: Hispanic Caucus endorsements for Illinois congressional candidates to be posted soon!

And remember, your overseas mail-in vote is your ticket to ride the Blue Wave Express. It’s going to be a great election year—but only with your help!

-Michael Ramos
DA Hispanic Caucus