
This week, Texas AFT COPE has released a new round of endorsements ahead of the May runoff. Every election cycle, we endorse candidates for elected office. These carefully vetted candidates are dedicated to fighting for our public schools and fighting back against the privatization of public education. We endorse these candidates because we trust they will continue the fight against the billionaire class that has taken control of our state.
Some of our endorsed candidates are expected to face off against their primary opponent again in the May 26 runoff. Among them are Montserrat Garibay in HD 50, Venton Jones in HD 100, Adrian Reyna in HD 125, and Lawrence Allen Jr. in HD 131. We need your help getting these leaders across the finish line and into the general election taking place on November 3.
In these runoff elections, Texans can cast their ballot for our endorsed candidates during early voting which will take place May 18–22 and on Election Day, May 26.
Voters who already voted in the Republican or Democratic primary this year can only vote in the same party’s elections. However, Texans who have not voted in the March primary elections can choose to vote in either party’s runoff. We are proud and excited to help elect these leaders as our new defenders of public education in Texas.
View our latest endorsements in the tables below.
Endorsed candidates in May 26 runoff election
| Candidate | Office sought | District | Union affiliation, if applicable |
| Montserrat Garibay | State Representative | 49 | Former Education Austin and Former Secretary-Treasurer of Texas AFL-CIO |
| Venton Jones | State Representative | 100 | |
| Adrian Reyna | State Representative | 125 | San Antonio Alliance |
| Lawrence Allen Jr. | State Representative | 131 |
Endorsed candidates in November 3 general election
| Candidate | Office sought | District | Union affiliation, if applicable |
| Sean Huffman | State Representative | 1 | |
| Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz | State Representative | 26 | |
| Sandy Ibanez | State Representative | 28 | Fort Bend AFT |
| Dawn Richardson | State Representative | 54 | |
| Amelia Rabroker | State Representative | 55 | |
| Ashley Bean Thornton | State Representative | 56 | |
| Cullin Knutson | State Representative | 86 | |
| Diana Loya | State Representative | 87 | |
| Katie O’Brien Duzan | State Representative | 94 | |
| Zach Herbert | State Representative | 112 | |
| Zack Dunn | State Representative | 121 |