Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will travel to Texas next week to headline a rally for Texas Democrats in San Antonio and participate in fundraising events across the state. The visit comes as Texas Democrats launch a coordinated campaign and seek support in the upcoming elections.
WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff heads to Texas next week to headline a San Antonio rally Monday for Texas Democrats .Emhoff will also speak at a fundraising reception in San Antonio on Monday and at fundraisers in Austin and Houston on Tuesday featuring Beto O’Rourke, the El Paso Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate, president and governor.and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
The rally will focus on the “Freedom to Vote.” The city attracted national attention after state investigators under Attorney General Ken Paxtonof several Latino political organizers, including in Bexar County, as part of a probe into alleged voter fraud. Among the subjects of the searches were Cecilia Castellano, a Democratic candidate for state representative in a competitive district, and members of Texas LULAC, a nonpartisan Hispanic civil rights organization.
Emhoff’s appearance at the rally is also a sign of support from the presidential campaign for Texas Democrats, who havein the presidential race. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign must target the swing states needed to reach a majority in the Electoral College and determined Texas did not make the cutoff.at an event commemorating the Civil Rights Act in July after dropping out of the presidential race. Harris, Biden and Minnesota Gov.
Texas Democrats launched their coordinated campaign in July to bundle resources from the Senate race down ballot. It’s the first coordinated campaign led by a Democratic Senate candidate since Republicans took control of the state.Matthew Choi is a Washington correspondent for The Texas Tribune. Matthew previously covered energy and climate policy at Politico, where he wrote the Morning Energy newsletter. Matthew was also a breaking...
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