Elizabeth Warren hires Texas state director

by Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune


Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has hired a Texas state director, the first such move by a non-Texan candidate in the primary.

The Warren campaign told The Texas Tribune on Monday that longtime Texas organizer Jenn Longoria will lead its efforts in the state, which holds its primary on Super Tuesday, or March 3. Longoria, a San Antonian who sits on the board of Battleground Texas, has extensive organizing experience in a range of races for everything from statewide office to city council.

Longoria has also worked for presidential campaigns, serving as a field organizer for Barack Obama's 2008 run and as a full-time volunteer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 bid.

Warren's campaign is the second in the primary to announce a Texas state director. In early September, one of the candidates from Texas, Beto O'Rourke, named a Texas state director, Delilah Agho-Otoghile, as well as four other staffers dedicated to the state.

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