San Antonio AFL-CIO 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 affiliates to endorse at-will in that race. If a race is not listed, there was no recommendation from the delegates.
Statewide Endorsements
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 21 | Dr. Kristin Hook (D) |
U.S. House, District 23 | Katy Padilla Stout (D) Former member of AMP AFT |
U.S. House, District 35
| Johnny Garcia (D) John Lira (D) (dual endorsement) |
Texas Senate Races
Texas Senate, District 19 | Roland Gutierrez (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas Senate, District 21 | No Action |
Texas Senate, District 26 | José Menéndez (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House Races
Texas House, District 117 | Robert Mihara (D) |
Texas House, District 118 | Kristian Carranza (D) |
Texas House, District 119 | Ryan Ayala (D) |
Texas House, District 120 | Jordan Brown (D) Member of Northside AFT |
Texas House, District 121 | Zack Dunn (D) |
Texas House, District 122 | No Action |
Texas House, District 123 | Diego Bernal (D), incumbent Member of TSEU (CWA 6186) |
Texas House, District 124 | Josey Garcia (D), incumbent |
Texas House, District 125 | Adrian Reyna (D) Member of AFT 67 |
Local Races
Local race endorsements are made by the San Antonio AFL-CIO.
Bexar County Judge | No action |
District Attorney | Shannon Locke |
Chief Justice, 4th COA | No action |
Bexar County Clerk | No action |
Country District Clerk | Elva Abundis-Esparza |
District Judge, 45th District Court | No action |
District Judge, 224th District Court | No action |
District Judge, 187th District Court | Stephanie Franco |
District Judge, 226th District Court | No action |
District Judge, 436th District Court | William 'Cruz' Shaw |
County Court at Law #12 | No action |
County Court at Law #9 | No action |
County Court at Law #10 | No action |
County Court at Law #13 | No action |
County Court at Law #14 | Carlo Rodriguez Key |
Justice of the Peace P1 P1 | Carlos Quezada |
Justice of the Peace P4 P1 | No action |
Note: Union affiliations shown for Texas AFL-CIO affiliated union members.