The Texas primary election is just 12 days away and we have a massive opportunity to elect two progressive champions who will fight for Medicare for All, reproductive rights, a Green New Deal, and much more.
If you’re not convinced yet, keep reading…
First, meet Jessica running in TX-28:
Jessica was born and raised in Laredo, Texas right on the border. Her parents immigrated to Texas to start a new home for her family. Even as a child growing up, she saw the issues impacting her family and her community. Jessica wanted to be part of solving the problems she saw up close – so she became an immigration and human rights attorney.
While most people in her district are Democrats, Texas’ 28th has been represented by Rep. Henry Cuellar, a “Democrat” who voted for Trump’s border wall twice and is proudly anti-choice. He’s been in Congress for 16 years and voted almost 70% of the time with Donald Trump. It’s time for him to go.
Last year, Jess came within just a few percentage points of defeating Henry Cuellar. Despite being outspent by $700,000 and opposed by the Koch network and major corporate PACs, we nearly pulled off a massive upset. This year we will.
Jessica is running because we need a representative who’ll fight for a path to citizenship, Medicare for All, and a Green New Deal. She’s running because we need to get big money out of politics and stop letting corporate donors stack the deck in D.C. This past week, she was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Next, meet Greg running in TX-35:
Greg is a born-and-raised Texan and son of Mexican immigrants. He has represented Austin, Texas in the City Council since 2014 where he’s fought for working Texans on issues of labor rights, reproductive justice, immigration reform, civil rights, and more.
He successfully raised wages for thousands of workers, ended all personal marijuana arrests in his city, and closed inexcusable tax loopholes for the wealthiest.
Greg is running in an open Democratic primary for Texas’ 35th district, but he still faces well-funded opponents. Greg was not only endorsed by Alexandria, but also Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
Casar is running to support working families and is deeply committed to Medicare for All, fixing the power grid, raising the minimum wage, and taking bold action on the climate crisis.
These candidates are the reason why Alexandria traveled to San Antonio and Austin this past weekend to help get out the vote before early voting started on Monday, and meet with organizers on the ground.
Alexandria is working around the clock to grow progressive power in Congress, but it will take a mass-mobilization of grassroots support to win in Texas. If you’re able to, can you chip in $6 right now to support Jess, Greg, and our work to mobilize voters in Texas before the primary on March 1?
It’s crucial that we support these campaigns $5, $10, $50 at a time so they can knock on as many doors as possible to energize voters and set a record for voter turnout.
Thank you for stepping up.
– Team AOC
P.S. We need volunteers to help contact voters in Texas! If you’re able to, please sign up to join a Jess Cisneros phone bank here or a Greg Casar phone bank here.
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