News: Top House Democratic leaders and some 40 other House Democrats endorsed Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas) Thursday in her primary against former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas).
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene all backed Johnson.
Among her other endorsers: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.). Check out the full list here.
This race will be a brutal battle in what is already a particularly fractious Democratic primary season. Scores of younger candidates are primarying longtime incumbents, arguing for generational change.
In Congress, Allred was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition. Not many CBC members are on Johnson’s endorsement list but both Schneider and Stanton are leaders of the New Dems.
Allred’s eleventh-hour decision last December to exit the Senate race and challenge Johnson for Texas’ 33rd District sent shockwaves through the Democratic Caucus. Johnson replaced Allred in the House only to see that district erased under the GOP’s gerrymandered map. But Johnson had declared for the vacant 33rd District before Allred jumped in.
Fundraising scoops: Democrat Rebecca Cooke announced raising $1.1 million in the last three months of 2025 for her bid to oust Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.). Cooke began 2026 with $2.5 million in the bank. Wisconsin’s 3rd District is a top target for Democrats in 2026.
— Ex-DOJ attorney Ryan Crosswell, a Democrat, raised $440,000 for his run against Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.). This is shaping up to be a messy Democratic primary.
— Democrat Shannon Taylor raised $400,000 last quarter for her bid to take on Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.). Virginia Democrats are plotting to redraw Wittman’s district.
