Texas AFL-CIO COPE's election endorsements announced

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education has endorsed some incumbents and some challengers in U.S. House and State House primary elections based in South Texas.

And in the case of state Senate District 27, it has decided not to make an endorsement at all. The Democratic Party primary election for SD 27 sees Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, a longtime incumbent, being challenged by Ruben Cortez, Jr., and Sara Stapleton-Barrera. The winner will have a Republican challenger in the general election.

In the Democratic Party primary election for Congressional District 28, Texas AFL-CIO COPE has endorsed the challenger Jessica Cisneros, rather than incumbent U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo.

“The 240,000 members of the Texas AFL-CIO stated that we are going to stand proudly with Jessica Cisneros in her race for Congress,” Texas AFL-CIO President Rick Levy said, who made a video with Cisneros to announce the endorsement.

“This district needs someone who is going to stand up for working people, stand up for poor people, and stand up for justice,” Levy added.

Cisneros said she was thrilled to receive the endorsement. “Since day one, we’ve been running a campaign by and for the people of South Texas. Today, I’m incredibly proud to share that we’ve earned the endorsement of Texas AFL-CIO’s 240,000 members — who know I’ll be a true champion for working people in Washington,” Cisneros said.

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