Texas House and Senate Endorsements

Indivisible Austin is proud to endorse the following #txlege candidates for Texas House and Senate seats. Indivisible Austin considered all the state House and Senate races that cover the five counties that touch the greater Austin area, resulting in the list of candidates you see here. We did not include races that are uncontested. These …

Endorsement: Rick Kennedy for U.S. House District 17

Rick Kennedy draws on his background as a software engineer to position himself as a problem solver. He’s running on a platform that includes protecting access to quality, affordable health care; pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; and reforming the tax code to put money in the hands of consumers, not corporations. During the primaries, …

Endorsement: Julie Oliver for U.S. House District 25

Indivisible Austin is proud to endorse Julie Oliver to be the Representative of Texas’s 25th Congressional District. In May Oliver won a hard-fought runoff to become the democratic candidate for TX25, and she hasn’t stopped fighting since. Health care is the central issue of Julie Oliver’s campaign. She is committed to universal health care, favoring …

Endorsement: Mike Siegel for U.S. House District 10

Mike Siegel is the Austin city attorney who sued Gov. Greg Abbott to stop SB4, the worst anti-immigrant law passed in recent memory. If that were the only thing we knew about him, we’d still probably give him our endorsement. But that just scratches the surface. Like most Texas Congressional districts TX10 is big and …

Endorsement: Joseph Kopser for U.S. House District 21

Joseph Kopser, a 20-year military combat veteran and tech entrepreneur, won a hard-fought primary battle that went to a runoff election. Most progressive groups favored his runoff opponent, Mary Street Wilson, but organizations like TX21Indivisible ATX have since endorsed Kopser. Their statement: “TX21Indivisible ATX endorsed Joseph Kopser to represent our district in the U.S. House …

Endorsement: Mike Collier for Lt. Governor

Mike Collier supports property tax reform, opposes gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement, and supports policies that would close the income inequality gap. His commitment to affordable health care for Texans, a top priority for Indivisible Austin, was a deciding factor in our endorsement. Expanding health care for all Texans is an urgent need. Texas has the …

Endorsement: Justin Nelson for Attorney General

Indivisible Austin is proud to endorse Justin Nelson for Texas Attorney General. Nelson’s campaign has brought serious focus to issues that matter to Texans—and to the serious ethical malpractice committed by the incumbent. In this race, running against indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton, ethics is a serious issue, but not the only one. As founder …

Endorsement: Joi Chevalier for Comptroller

For Comptroller, small-business owner Joi Chevalier would bring experience and humanity to the important role of managing the state budget. Rather than waste our money on bathroom bills, further militarizing our border, and breaking up families, Joi Chevalier will focus on the role the state budget can play in fostering more, not less, opportunity in …

Endorsement: Kim Olson for Agriculture Commissioner

For Agriculture Commissioner, where Sid Miller has been a national embarrassment since 2014, Kim Olson gets our nod. Kim is a retired Air Force pilot and an organic farmer who is listening to the concerns of Texans in all of our 254 counties. Her campaign has demonstrated she is eager to listen to the concerns …

Endorsement: Beto O’Rourke for U.S. Senate

Indivisible Austin is proud to endorse Beto O’Rourke for U.S. Senate. We have watched O’Rourke’s campaign closely over the last several months, and we have been excited to see him criss-cross the state to meet with Texans at hundreds of public meetings. In sharp contrast to the incumbent, who seems to spend more time in …