Latino Leaders Press Beshear to Add Texas to 2026 DGA Map
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 14
Latino Leaders Press Beshear to Add Texas to 2026 DGA Map
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 14
Summary
Texas has become the flashpoint in a growing dispute inside Democratic ranks, with Latino officials urging DGA chair Andy Beshear to invest in Gina Hinojosa’s bid to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.
The push rests on what allies see as late-breaking momentum in the Texas governor’s race and on a broader Democratic need to stop losing Latino voters.
Beshear and the DGA are already weighing a crowded 2026 battlefield that includes Michigan, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada, making any Texas expansion a strategic and financial choice.
For Latino Democrats, the fight goes beyond one governor’s race: Texas is central to whether the party can rebuild support with a bloc that has been slipping away.