Endorsements
Equality Texas Action’s official endorsements for the 2026 midterm elections.
Important Dates 
Early Voting: Oct. 19-30
Election Day: Nov. 3
Equality Texas Action's Endorsements
Equality Texas Action 501(c)(4) endorses candidates who will improve the lives of LGBTQIA+ Texans if elected.
Candidates who hold or have held public office are evaluated based on their voting record and Equality Texas Scorecard grade, those without a public record are evaluated based on their answers to a questionnaire about their commitment to LGBTQIA+ equality.
Endorsed Candidates
U.S. Senate
James Talarico
United States Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Laura Jones
Lorraine Varela
Sylvia Garcia
Justin Early
Melissa McDonough
CD8
CD16
CD29
CD31
CD38
Statewide Offices
Gina Hinojosa
Vikki Goodwin
Nathan Johnson
Sarah Eckhardt
Jon Rosenthal
Ben Flores
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller
Railroad Commissioner
Land Commissioner
Texas Senate
Bobby Tillman
Shannon Dicely
Borris Miles
Roland Gutierrez
Judith Zaffirini
Joe Herrera
Jose Menendez
SD3
SD11
SD13
SD19
SD21
SD24
SD26
Texas House
Andie Ho
Matthias Early
Kristin Hook
Christian Manuel
Eliz Markowitz
Ron Reynolds
Karen Reeder
Jennifer Dominguez
Orlando Lopez
Erin Gamez
Armando Martinez
Terry Canales
Erin Zwiener
Sheryl Cole
Pooja Sethi
Donna Howard
Montserrat Garibay
Lulu Flores
Brittany Black
Sandeep Srivastava
Mihaela Plesa
Eddie Morales
Mary Gonzalez
Suleman Lalani
Vincent Perez
Joe Moody
Cullin Knutson
Diana Loyd
Heather Wallace
Angie Carraway
Ramon Romero Jr.
Salman Bhojani
Nicole Collier
Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin
Cate Brennan
Venton Jones
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Rafael Anchia
Jessica Gonzalez
Terry Meza
Joe Mayes
Allison Mitchell
Linda Garcia
Aicha Davis
Toni Rose
Yvonne Davis
Rhetta Bowers
John Bryant
Cassandra Hernandez Garcia
Philip Cortez
Kristian Carranza
Elizabeth Campos
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Diego Bernal
Josey Garcia
Ray Lopez
Desiree Klaus
Josh Wallenstein
Ann Johnson
Odus Evbagharu
John Bucy
Gene Wu
Tyler Smith
Charlene Ward Johnson
Senfronia Thompson
Harold Dutton
Ana Hernandez
Christina Morales
Lauren Simmons
Jolanda Jones
Penny Morales Shaw
Darlene Breaux
HD12
HD20
HD21
HD22
HD26
HD27
HD29
HD31
HD33
HD38
HD39
HD40
HD45
HD46
HD47
HD48
HD49
HD51
HD61
HD66
HD70
HD74
HD75
HD76
HD77
HD78
HD86
HD87
HD88
HD89
HD90
HD92
HD95
HD97
HD98
HD100
HD102
HD103
HD104
HD105
HD106
HD108
HD107
HD109
HD110
HD111
HD113
HD114
HD115
HD117
HD118
HD119
HD120
HD123
HD124
HD125
HD128
HD133
HD134
HD135
HD136
HD137
HD138
HD139
HD141
HD142
HD143
HD145
HD146
HD147
HD148
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