Running for office in the Texas Gulf Coast?
Thinking about running for office next year? Filing for the March 2024 primary opens this Saturday, November 11th.
The unions of the Gulf Coast endorse candidates who are committed to fighting for working people in elected office. If you’re planning to run, get in touch if you want to be considered for a labor endorsement.
Members from our 95 local union affiliates consider endorsements for municipal, county, state, and federal candidates running for office in Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston, Brazoria, Montgomery, Walker, Brazos, Waller, Matagorda, Wharton, Austin, Chambers, and Liberty counties.
Questionnaires and screening invitations will be sent to all candidates who file to run for office in our region via email starting on December 14th, regardless of party affiliation. Candidates must return a completed questionnaire to be considered for endorsement.
To help candidates better understand the work of Gulf Coast unions, our members, and our policy agenda, we will be hosting two candidate academies. These will both take place before we begin considering endorsements.
After we endorse, we mobilize our members and working people throughout our region to the polls. Union-powered electoral mobilization programs have won big in the last few years:
- In 2022, we ran the third largest voter engagement program in Texas, playing a critical role in electing pro-worker majorities on Harris County Commissioners Court, Fort Bend County Commissioners Court, and Brazoria County Drainage District #4
- In 2023, we ran the largest direct voter contact in the City of Houston elections, winning every race we endorsed in
If you have any questions, please visit our website and fill out the form for candidates seeking office in our region.
