Austin Central Labor Council 2026 Primary Election Endorsements
No action means that a vote was taken and the voting body decided not to endorse a specific candidate, allowing union affiliates to endorse at-will in that race. If a race is not listed, there was no recommendation from the delegates.
Statewide Endorsements
Federal and state endorsements are made by the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE). See more details at texasaflcio.org/endorsements
U.S. Senate | No Action |
Governor | Gina Hinojosa (D) Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Lieutenant Governor | Marcos Isaias Vélez (D) Assistant Director of USW District 13 |
Attorney General | Nathan Johnson (D) |
Comptroller of Public Accounts | Sarah Eckhardt (D) Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Commissioner of General Land Office | Jose Loya (D) Staff representative for USW District 13, Veterans of Steel Coordinator |
Agriculture Commissioner | Clayton Tucker (D) |
Railroad Commissioner | Jon Rosenthal (D) |
Texas Supreme Court, Place 1 | Maggie Ellis (D) Member of AFSCME 1624 and TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas Supreme Court, Place 2 | Chari Kelly (D) Member of AFSCME 1624 |
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 | Holly Taylor (D) Member of AFSCME Texas Retiree Chapter 12 |
15th Court of Appeals, Place 3 | Marc Meyer (D) Retired member of IAFF 341 |
Congressional Races
U.S. House, District 10 | Caitlin Rourk (D) |
U.S. House, District 17 | Milah Flores (D) |
U.S. House, District 21 | Dr. Kristin Hook (D) |
U.S. House, District 27 | Tanya Lloyd (D) Member of Texas AFT |
U.S. House, District 31
| Justin Early (D) Stuart Whitlow (D) (dual endorsement) |
U.S. House, District 35
| Johnny Garcia (D) John Lira (D) (dual endorsement) |
U.S. House, District 37 | Greg Casar (D) Member of AFSCME 1624 |
Texas Senate Races
Texas Senate, District 21 | No Action |
Texas House Races
Texas House, District 45 | Erin Zwiener (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House, District 46 | Sheryl Cole (D), incumbent |
Texas House, District 47 | Pooja Sethi (D) Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House, District 48 | Donna Howard (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House, District 49 | Montserrat Garibay (D) Former Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer; Member of Education Austin |
Texas House, District 50 | Jeremy Hendricks (D) Assistant Business Manager, SWLDC, LIUNA |
Texas House, District 51 | Lulu Flores (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House, District 52 | Christopher Jimenez (D) |
Texas House, District 136 | John Bucy III (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Local Races
Local race endorsements have are made by the Austin Central Labor Council.
| Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1 | Andrew Hairston (D) |
| Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 | Randall Slagle (D) Member of AFSCME |
| Travis County Commissioner, Pct. 2 | Brigid Shea (D) Member of AFSCME |
| Travis County Commissioner, Pct. 4 | George Morales (D) Member of AFSCME |
| Constable, Pct. 4 | Gabe Padilla (D) |
| Travis County Democratic Party Chair | Doug Greco (D) |
Note: Union affiliations shown for Texas AFL-CIO affiliated union members.