Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) on Monday hired a state director in Texas, becoming the first 2020 Democratic presidential candidate other than Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE to do so, the Texas Tribune reported.
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The Massachusetts lawmaker’s campaign told the outlet that longtime Texas organizer Jenn Longoria will lead its efforts in the state.
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Texas is one of more than a dozen states holding primaries on Super Tuesday — March 3, 2020.
Warren’s hiring of Longoria underscores her ambitions for Super Tuesday, and could be a nod toward competing for the state in the general election. Republicans will be heavy favorites to win Texas, but there has been some talk about the possibility that Democrats might be able to pull off an upset in the Lone Star State.
Warren has risen in Texas polls recently in step with her national stock. In a University of Texas-Texas Tribune poll released early last month, Warren overtook O’Rourke for second place in the state, behind former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE.
Texas will be one of the most delegate-rich states up for grabs on Super Tuesday, along with California.
In an email to supporters last week, Warren promised that her campaign would be “growing our team in states that will have primaries and caucuses in March.”
O’Rourke, the former House member from El Paso, hired Delilah Agho-Otoghile as Texas state director in September.