The Texas chapter of a major union federation has endorsed a Democratic primary challenger to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), a top target for progressives in 2020.
Cuellar's main primary challenger, Jessica Cisneros, announced support from the Texas AFL-CIO on Sunday in a video with the union chapter's president, Rick Levy.
"The 240,000 members of the Texas AFL-CIO stated that we are going to stand proudly with Jessica Cisneros in her race for Congress," Levy said.
"This district needs someone who is going to stand up for working people, stand up for poor people, and stand up for justice," he added.
Since day one, we’ve been running a campaign by and for the people of South Texas.
— Jessica Cisneros (@JCisnerosTX) January 26, 2020
Today, I’m incredibly proud to share that we’ve earned the endorsement of @TexasAFLCIO’s 240,000 members — who know I’ll be a true champion for working people in Washington.
Let’s do this. ✊ pic.twitter.com/8zegZa7ApZ
Progressive groups including the Justice Democrats have hammered party leaders including Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiHere are the 17 GOP women newly elected to the House this year Biden could lose Georgia Senate races all by himself House adjusts format for dinner with new members after criticism MORE (D-Calif.) for their support of Cuellar, citing his A rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and his opposition to abortion.
The AFL-CIO represents thousands of workers across a broad variety of professions, and consists of more than 460 local groups, according to its website.
