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Endorsements in the Texas congressional primaries, 2018

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This page shows endorsements for candidates in the March 6 Texas primaries for U.S. House. The endorsements on this page were issued in Democratic and Republican primaries that Ballotpedia identified as likely to be competitive and do not encompass all endorsements that were issued in the 2018 Texas congressional primaries.

Influencers who endorsed candidates in multiple Democratic primaries included organizations such as EMILY's List and Our Revolution Texas. On the Republican side, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) issued endorsements in multiple races as did organizations such as Texas Right to Life and Empower Texans.

Endorsements for the following primaries can be found on this page:

Democratic primaries

Republican primaries

Democratic primaries

7th Congressional District

See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary)
Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement Date Fletcher Moser
Federal officials
Former Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX)[1] Unknown
State figures
Former state Rep. Sarah Weddington (D)[1] Unknown
Local figures
Houston Mayor pro tem Ellen Cohen[1] Unknown
Organizations
Our Revolution[2] March 1, 2018
Our Revolution Texas[3] February 23, 2018
Houston Chronicle[4] February 8, 2018
National Nurses United[5] January 25, 2018
EMILY's List[6] November 14, 2017
Democracy for America[7] June 30, 2017
Off the Sidelines PAC[1] Unknown

16th Congressional District

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary)
Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement Escobar Fenenbock
Federal figures
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D)[8]
Organizations
NARAL Pro-Choice America[9]
Our Revolution El Paso[10]
El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association[11]
Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas[11]
PAC's
Keep El Paso Honest[12]
Giffords PAC[13]
EMILY's List[8]
National Nurses United[8]
Latino Victory Fund[14]
End Citizens United[14]
Democracy for America[15]

21st Congressional District (Democratic)

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary)
Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement Crowe Kopser McFadden Wilson
National figures
Jason Kander, former Missouri secretary of state[16]
State officials
State Sen. Kirk Watson (D)[17]
State Rep. Donna Howard (D)[17]
State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D)[18]
Former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos[18]
Local officials
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt[18]
Publications
Austin Chronicle[19]
Organizations
Education Austin[18]
National Nurses United[20]
Our Revolution Texas[20]
Left Up To Us[20]
Bexar County Tejano Democrats[20]
Democracy for America[20]
PAC's
Circle C Area Democrats[20]

23rd Congressional District

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary)
Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement Hulings Jones Treviño
National figures
Khizr Khan, American Muslim[21]
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)[22]
Julián Castro, former secretary of housing and urban development[22]
State officials
Wendy Davis, former Texas State Senator[23]
Leticia Van de Putte, former Texas State Senator[24]
State Rep. Philip Cortez (D)[25]
Tommy Calvert, Bexar County commissioner[25]
Lupita De La Paz, Former Val Verde County Democratic chair[25]
Raymond Meza, Sr., school board member[25]
Manny Pelaez, Bexar County councilman[25]
Rey Saldaña, Bexar County councilman[25]
Organizations
Our Revolution
National Nurses United
Justice Democrats
Stonewall Democrats[26]
PACs
Emily's List[27]
Aspire[28]
Victory Fund[29]
Equality PAC[30]
Asian American Action Fund[31]
Serve America[32]
LPAC[33]
Women Under Forty[34]
VoteVets[35]

29th Congressional District

See also: Texas' 29th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary)
Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement Dominique Garcia Roel Garcia Sylvia Garcia Javed Morales Reyes Valencia
Federal officeholders
Sen. Charles Schumer (D)[36]
Rep. Hank Johnson (D)[37]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi[37]
Organizations
NARAL Pro-Choice America[9]
Texas Coalition of Black Democrats[37]
Harris County Tejano Democrats[38]
Our Revolution Texas[39]
Publications
Houston Chronicle[40]
PAC's
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[41]
EMILY's List[42]
BOLD PAC[38]


Republican primaries

2nd Congressional District

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
Republican candidate endorsements
Endorsement Balat Crenshaw Roberts Walker Wall
Federal officials
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas)
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)[43]
U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Virg.)[43]
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)[44]
State officials
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R)
State Sen. Joan Huffman (R)
State Rep. Gary Elkins (R)[45]
Local officials
Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel
Houston City Councilman Mike Know
Houston City Councilman Greg Travis
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett[46]
Harris County Commissioner Jack Cagle[46]
Harris County Constable Mark Herman[46]
Houston City Councilman Steve Le
Hunters Creek Mayor Jim Pappas
Spring Valley Mayor Tom Ramsey
Organizations
Texas Right to Life PAC
Concerned Women PAC
Texas Conservative View PAC
Spring Branch Republicans
Kingwood Tea Party
The With Honor Fund[47]
Defend Our Nation PAC[48]
Houston Metro Police Union F.O.P.[45]
P.O.L.I.C.E. Inc.[45]
Texas Fraternal Order of Police[45]
Susan B. Anthony List[44]
National Rifle Association[49]
Texas Alliance for Life[50]
State political figures
Michael Berry
Dr. Steven Hotze, Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC
Terry Lowry, LinkLetter
Gary Polland, Texas Conservative Review
Former federal officials
U.S. Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.)[51]
Media figures
Hugh Hewitt[51]
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin[52]
News organizations
Houston Chronicle[53]

5th Congressional District

See also: Texas' 5th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
Republican candidate endorsements
Endorsement Date Gooden Pounds Sheets Wright
Federal officials
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)[54] March 5, 2018
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)[55] December 13, 2017
U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)[56] November 29, 2017
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)[57] November 29, 2017
U.S. Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah)[56] Unknown
Former federal officials
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas)[56] Unknown
Congressman Allen West (R-Fla.)[56] Unknown
State officials
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian (R)[58] Unknown
State Rep. and Texas Freedom Caucus Chairman Matt Schaefer (R)[58] Unknown
State Rep. Matt Rinaldi (R)[56] Unknown
Former state officials
State Rep. Scott Turner (R)[56] Unknown
Local officials[59]
Athens Mayor Monte Montgomery[60] Unknown
Chandler Mayor Libby Fulgham[60] Unknown
Coffee City Mayor Pam Drost[60] Unknown
Crandall Mayor Mike Parker[60] Unknown
Kaufman County Sheriff Bryan Beavers[60] Unknown
Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse[60] Unknown
Kaufman County District Attorney Erleigh Wiley[60] Unknown
Organizations
Club for Growth[61] March 7, 2018
The With Honor Fund[47] January 25, 2018
Texas Right to Life[56] Unknown
Maggie's List[56] Unknown
Susan B. Anthony List[56] Unknown
Texas Home School Coalition Association[56] Unknown
Texas Values[62] Unknown
Party activists
Kaye T. Goolsby[63] January 22, 2018
JoAnn Fleming, executive director of Grassroots America-We The People[58] Unknown
Ray Myers, Kaufman County Tea Party chairman[58] Unknown
Dwayne Collins, Edom County Tea Party founder[58] Unknown
News organizations
Dallas Morning News[64] February 8, 2018

6th Congressional District

See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
Republican candidate endorsements
Endorsement Date Ellzey Wright
Federal officials
U.S. Secretary of Energy and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry[65] December 26, 2017
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)[66] March 1, 2018
State officials
State Sen. Konni Burton[67] January 2, 2018
State Rep. Tony Tinderholt[67] January 2, 2018
State Rep. Bill Zedler[67] January 2, 2018
State Rep. Matt Krause[67] January 2, 2018
State Rep. Craig Goldman[67] January 2, 2018
State Rep. Stephanie Klick[67] January 2, 2018
State Rep. John Wray[68] February 27, 2018
Local officials[69]
Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams[67] January 2, 2018
Mansfield Mayor David Cook[67] January 2, 2018
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn[67] January 2, 2018
Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert[70] Unknown
Organizations
The With Honor Fund[47] January 25, 2018
Young Conservatives of Texas[47] January 25, 2018
Lone Star Liberty[71] January 24, 2018
Texas Right to Life[67] January 2, 2018
Empower Texans[67] January 2, 2018
Texas Home School Coalition[72] Unknown
Texas Conservative Digest[72] Unknown
Media figures
Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell[70] Unknown
News organizations
Dallas Morning News[73] February 9, 2018
Fort Worth Star-Telegram[74] February 16, 2018

21st Congressional District (Republican)

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
Republican candidate endorsements
Endorsement Date Canseco Isaac McCall Negley Roy Sarver Stovall
Federal officials
U.S. Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas)[75] December 7, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Energy and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas)[76] Unknown
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)[75] February 2, 2018
National figures
David Bozell, president of For America February 5, 2018
George W. Bush advisor Karl Rove[77] Unknown
Brad Parscale, digital director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and 2020 campaign manager[77] Unknown
State officials
Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Rodney Anderson (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Cecil Bell Jr. (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. DeWayne Burns (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. John Cyrier (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Tony Dale (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. James Frank (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Jeff Leach (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Phil King (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Rick Miller (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Jim Murphy (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Mike Schofield (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Ron Simmons (R) February 2, 2018
State Rep. Bill Zedler (R) February 2, 2018
Media figures
Mark Levin, radio host[75] Unknown
Erick Erickson[75] Unknown
Organizations
Club for Growth[78] December 14, 2017
House Freedom Fund[79] December 15, 2017
FreedomWorks for America[80] January 4, 2018
Senate Conservatives Fund[81] January 5, 2018
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund[82] January 31, 2018
Citizens United Political Victory Fund[83] February 5, 2018
Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee[84] February 8, 2018
Family Research Council[85] February 9, 2018
Texas Right to Life[86] February 9, 2018
Texans for Free Enterprise[87] February 20, 2018
Tea Party Express[88] February 21, 2018
Women Vote Trump[68] February 28, 2018
Empower Texans[75] Unknown
Business people
Red McCombs December 12, 2017
Corinna Holt Richter December 12, 2017
News organizations
San Antonio Express-News[89] February 13, 2018

27th Congressional District

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
Republican candidate endorsements
Endorsement Date Bruun Cloud
Federal officials
U.S. Secretary of Energy and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)[90] January 3, 2018
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams (R-Tex.)[91] December 13, 2017
Former federal officials
Former District 27 Congressman Ron Paul (R)[92] December 13, 2017
State officials
State Rep. John Cyrier (R)[93] February 2, 2018
State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R)[94] February 16, 2018
Local officials
Nueces County Sheriff Jim Kaelin[95] January 30, 2018
Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb[95] January 30, 2018
Organizations
Texas Alliance for Life[96] January 27, 2018
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association[97] January 19, 2018
Party activists
Suzanne Guggenheim, Tea Party Patriots[98] January 29, 2018
News organizations
Corpus Christi Caller-Times[99] February 19, 2018


Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lizzie Pannill Fletcher for U.S. Congress, "Supporters," accessed January 28, 2017
  2. The Hill, "Sanders allies endorse Texas candidate attacked by DCCC," March 1, 2018
  3. Facebook, "Our Revolution Texas," February 23, 2018
  4. Houston Chronicle, "For Congress: Jason Westin or Lizzie Pannill Fletcher," February 8, 2018
  5. National Nurses United, "National Nurses United Endorses Laura Moser and Derrick Crowe for Congress," January 25, 2018
  6. Twitter, "Lizzie Pannill Fletcher," November 14, 2017
  7. Daily Kos, "WI-01, TX-07 & CA-21: Democracy For America Endorses These 3 Dems To Help Take Back The House," June 30, 2017
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named VeroEndorsements
  9. 9.0 9.1 NARAL Pro-Choice America, "Candidates Earn Endorsement from Nation’s Leading Pro-Choice Advocacy Group," February 28, 2018
  10. {https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2018/01/20/our-revolution-endorses-veronica-escobar-for-congressional-seat/ The Prospector, "Our Revolution endorses Veronica Escobar for congressional seat," January 20, 2018]
  11. 11.0 11.1 El Paso Times, "El Paso, Texas police associations endorse Fenenbock for Congress," September 27, 2017
  12. El Paso Times, "Congressional candidate Veronica Escobar files complaint against Keep El Paso Honest PAC," February 26, 2018
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  15. York Daily Record, "Howard Dean-founded political group endorses Veronica Escobar bid for Congress," September 21, 2017
  16. YouTube, "Jason Kander Endorses Kopser for Congress," March 2, 2018
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  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Elliott McFadden 2018 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed January 31, 2018
  19. Austin Chronicle, "Chronicle Endorsements," February 16, 2018
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 Derrick Crowe 2018 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed January 31, 2018
  21. The Hill, "Khizr Kahn makes endorsement in Texas Democratic primary," December 22, 2017
  22. 22.0 22.1 Politico, "‘Everybody Needs to Stand Up’," September 12, 2017
  23. Twitter, "Gina Ortiz Jones status," November 9, 2017
  24. OutInUSA, "Van De Putte Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones in District 23 Congressional Race," October 27, 2017
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named jay
  26. OUTINSA, "Stonewall Democrats Announce Endorsements for March Primary," January 29, 2018
  27. Emily's List, "Emily's List Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress in Texas' 23rd District," November 21, 2017
  28. Aspire PAC, "ASPIRE PAC Endorses First Wave of Asian American and Pacific Islander Congressional Candidates," November 16, 2017
  29. Victory Fund, "Victory Fund Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones in Texas Congressional Race," November 15, 2017
  30. OutInUSA, "Equality PAC Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones in District 23 Congressional Race," September 29, 2017
  31. Asian American Action Fund, "Asian American Action Fund Endorses Iraq War veteran Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress," September 29, 2017
  32. Serve America, "Leaders," accessed January 11, 2018
  33. Lesbian Political Action Committee, "2018 Slate of LPAC Endorsed Candidates," accessed January 11, 2018
  34. Women Under Forty PAC, "Endorsements," accessed January 11, 2018
  35. VoteVets, "Candidates," accessed January 11, 2018
  36. Texas Tribune, "New York Democrat Chuck Schumer endorses Tahir Javed in Houston race to replace U.S. Rep. Gene Green," February 21, 2018
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 Tahir Javed 2018 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed February 23, 2018
  38. 38.0 38.1 Chron, "Sylvia Garcia picks up key endorsements in congressional race," January 15, 2018
  39. Email submission to Ballotpedia, February 12, 2018
  40. Houston Chronicle, "For the 29th District," February 5, 2018
  41. League of Conservation Voters, "LCV Action Fund Endorses Sylvia Garcia for Congress," March 2, 2018
  42. Emily's List, "Sylvia Garcia," January 26, 2018
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  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Kevin Roberts for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed February 1, 2018
  46. 46.0 46.1 46.2 Chron, "Harris County Judge Emmett picks a favorite in congressional battle," January 8, 2018
  47. 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 Texas Tribune, "The Blast," January 25, 2018
  48. Facebook, "Defend Our Nation," accessed January 19, 2018
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  51. 51.0 51.1 Daniel Crenshaw for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed February 6, 2018
  52. Houston Chronicle, "Buzz Aldrin endorses GOP contender in contest to succeed Ted Poe," January 12, 2018
  53. Houston Chronicle, "For the 2nd Congressional District: Kevin Roberts," February 13, 2018
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  57. Dallas News, "Jeb Hensarling backs former campaign manager Bunni Pounds to replace him in Congress," November 29, 2017
  58. 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 Jason Wright for Congress, "Endorsments," accessed January 23, 2018
  59. This is a selected list of local endorsements for Lance Gooden. To see a full list, click here.
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  62. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," January 25, 2018
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  66. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," March 1, 2018
  67. 67.00 67.01 67.02 67.03 67.04 67.05 67.06 67.07 67.08 67.09 67.10 Twitter, "Patrick Svitek," January 2, 2018
  68. 68.0 68.1 Texas Tribune, "The Blast," February 28, 2018
  69. This is a selected list of local endorsements for Ron Wright. Click here to see the full list.
  70. 70.0 70.1 Ellzey for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed January 25, 2018
  71. Twitter, "Lone Star Liberty," January 24, 2018
  72. 72.0 72.1 Ron Wright for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed January 25, 2018
  73. Dallas Morning News, "We recommend Jake Ellzey in the GOP primary for 6th Congressional District," February 9, 2018
  74. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "A GOP independent could be a standout for the 6th Congressional District," February 16, 2018
  75. 75.0 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 Chip Roy for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed January 31, 2018
  76. 930 AM the Answer, "The Allen Thorp Show," January 6, 2018
  77. 77.0 77.1 Texas Public Radio, "Trump, Twitter May Even Influence Texas Primary," January 12, 2018
  78. Club for Growth, "CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC ENDORSES CHIP ROY FOR CONGRESS," December 14, 2017
  79. House Freedom Fund, "TX-21: Chip Roy for Congress," December 15, 2017
  80. FreedomWorks for America, "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Chip Roy for Congress," January 4, 2018
  81. Senate Conservatives Fund, "Important House Candidate," January 5, 2018
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  83. Chip Roy for Congress, "Former Trump Deputy Campaign Manager Endorses Roy for Congress," February 5, 2018
  84. Twitter, "Sarver For Texas," February 8, 2018
  85. Chip Roy for Congress, "Press Release: FRC Action PAC Endorses Roy for Congress," February 9, 2018
  86. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," February 9, 2018
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  89. My San Antonio, "Sarver, Kopser to replace Smith," February 13, 2018
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  93. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," February 2, 2018
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  95. 95.0 95.1 Texas Tribune, "The Blast," January 30, 2018
  96. Twitter, "Bech Bruun," January 27, 2018
  97. Facebook, "Bech Bruun for Congress," January 19, 2018
  98. Twitter, "Michael Cloud", January 29, 2018
  99. Corpus Christi Caller-Times, "Texas Primary Election 2018: Caller-Times endorsements announced with start of early voting," February 19, 2018