Texas AFL-CIO COPE Announces Full May 26, 2026 Primary Runoff Pro-Worker Endorsements
TEXAS – Today, the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) announced their full slate of 2026 primary runoff election endorsements.
“These pro-worker candidates are ready to fight for better wages, fully-funding our public schools, and lowering health care costs,” said Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar. “In runoffs, Texas union members’ votes could be the deciding factor, and you can bet on Texas union members turning out this May.”
Early voting for the primary runoff will be May 18-22, with Election Day on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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 committee.
State Endorsements
Lieutenant Governor | Marcos Vélez (D) * Assistant Director of USW District 13 |
Attorney General | Nathan Johnson (D) |
State Board of Education, District 5 | Allison Bush (D) |
Union affiliations shown for Texas AFL-CIO affiliated union members.
Congressional Races
District maps available here.
U.S. House, District 1 | Yolanda Prince (D) |
U.S. House, District 5 | Chelsey Alexandra Hockett (D) |
U.S. House, District 18 (Houston, Missouri City) | Christian Menefee (D), incumbent |
U.S. House, District 24 | Kevin Burge (D) |
U.S. House, District 33 (Dallas, Grand Prairie) | No Action |
U.S. House, District 35 | Johnny Garcia (D) |
Union affiliations shown for Texas AFL-CIO affiliated union members.
Texas House Races
Texas House, District 37 | No Action |
Texas House, District 41 | No Action |
Texas House, District 49 | Montserrat Garibay (D) * Former Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer; Member of Education Austin |
Texas House, District 97 | Diane Symons (D) |
Texas House, District 100 | Venton Jones (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House, District 125 | Adrian Reyna (D) * Member of San Antonio Alliance (AFT) 67 |
Texas House, District 131 | Lawrence Allen, Jr. (D) |
Texas House, District 149 | Darlene Breaux (D) |
Union affiliations shown for Texas AFL-CIO affiliated union members.
The Committee on Political Education (COPE) is the Texas labor movement’s political arm. Local race endorsements have also been made by the local Area Labor Federations and Central Labor Councils.
The list of Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 General Election endorsements can be found here.
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The Texas AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is the state labor federation consisting of more than 250,000 affiliated union members and advocates for working people in Texas. Learn more at texasaflcio.org