Sadler Moves to Become Democratic Nominee

Former State Rep. Paul Sadler's path to the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate just become virtually guaranteed today.

His most significant rival, Jason Gibson, has dropped out and endorsed Sadler.

This came quickly on the heels of several endorsements for Sadler, namely:

Texas AFL-CIO
State Senator Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio
State Senator Mario Gallegos of Houston
State Representative and State Democratic Executive Committee member Roberto Alonzo of Dallas
State Representative Rafael Anchia of Dallas
State Representative Lon Burnam of Dallas
State Representative and Democratic National Committee Member Yvonne Davis of Dallas
State Representative Joe Deshotel of Beaumont
State Representative Dawnna Dukes of Austin
Former House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam of Waco
State Representative Craig Eiland of Galveston
House Democratic Leader Jessica Farrar of Houston
State Representative Pete P. Gallego of Alpine
State Representative Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio
State Representative Scott Hochberg of Houston
State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon of San Antonio
State Representative Elliott Naishtat of Austin
State Representative Rene Oliveira of Brownsville
State Representative Joe Pickett of El Paso
State Representative Richard Pena Raymond of Laredo
State Representative Mark Strama of Austin
Former State Representative Allen Vaught of Dallas
State Representative Marc Veasey of Fort Worth DNC Vice-Chair and labor leader Linda Chavez-Thompson.