Sabine Area Central Labor Council 2026 Primary Election Endorsements
No action means that a vote was taken and the voting body decided not to endorse a specific candidate, allowing union affilates to endorse at-will in that race. If a race is not listed, there was no recommendation from the delegates.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS
Statewide Races
Federal and state endorsements are made by the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE). See more details at texasaflcio.org/endorsements
U.S. Senate | No Action |
Governor | Gina Hinojosa (D) Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Lieutenant Governor | Marcos Isaias Vélez (D) Assistant Director of USW District 13 |
Attorney General | Nathan Johnson (D) |
Comptroller of Public Accounts | Sarah Eckhardt (D) Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Commissioner of General Land Office | Jose Loya (D) Staff representative for USW District 13, Veterans of Steel Coordinator |
Agriculture Commissioner | Clayton Tucker (D) |
Railroad Commissioner | Jon Rosenthal (D) |
Texas Supreme Court, Place 1 | Maggie Ellis (D) Member of AFSCME 1624 and TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas Supreme Court, Place 2 | Chari Kelly (D) Member of AFSCME 1624 |
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 | Holly Taylor (D) Member of AFSCME Texas Retiree Chapter 12 |
15th Court of Appeals, Place 3 | Marc Meyer (D) Retired member of IAFF 341 |
Congressional Races
U.S. House, District 9 | Todd Ivey (D) |
U.S. House, District 36 | Doug Alan Rogers (D) |
Texas House Races
Texas House, District 22 | Christian Manuel (D), incumbent |
Local Races
Local race endorsements have are made by the Sabine Area Central Labor Council.
Jasper County:
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Keith Scott
Jefferson County:
- Criminal District Judge: John Stevens, Jr.
- Criminal District Attorney: Keith Giblin
- District Clerk: Jamie Smith
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Keith Scott
- County Commissioner, Pct. 4: Everette “Bo” Alfred & Albert “AJ” Turner (Dual endorsement)
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Pl. 2: Ben Collins, Sr.
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2: Brandon Bartie
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 8: Kalan Gardner
- Democratic County Chair: John Stafford
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS
Texas Senate Races
Texas Senate, District 3 | Trent Ashby (R) |
| Texas Senate, District 4 | Brett Ligon (R) |
Texas House Races
Texas House, District 21 | Ray Callas (R) |
Local Races
Local race endorsements have are made by the Sabine Area Central Labor Council.
Jasper County:
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Kevin Holloway
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1: Steve Smith
Jefferson County:
- 58th District Judge: Kent Walston
- 172nd District Judge: Mitch Templeton
- 252nd District Judge: Raquel West
- 317th District Judge: Gordon Friesz
- County Judge: Jeff Branick
- County Court at Law No. 3: Clint Woods
- County Clerk: Roxanne Acosta-Hellberg
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Cary Erickson
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4: Marcelo Molfino
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 7: Brad Burnett
- Republican County Chair: Bryan Markland
Hardin County:
- County Judge: Wayne McDaniel
- County Clerk: Connie Becton
- County Treasurer: Angie Smith
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Chris Kirkendall
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1: Robert Ward, Jr.
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2: Charles Brewer
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3: Rod Ousley
Orange County:
- 260th District Judge: Stephen Parkhurst
- County Judge: John Gothia
- County Clerk: Brandy Robertson
- County Treasurer: Christy Roccaforte
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Chris Sowell
- Justice of the Peace, Pl. 3: Joy Dubose-Simonton
- Justice of the Peace, Pl. 4: Rodney Price
- Republican County Chair: Patrick Rainey
Newton County:
- County Commissioner, Pct. 2: Jay Gunter, III
- Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4: Keina McDaniel
Note: Union affiliations shown for Texas AFL-CIO affiliated union members.