Houston businessman Andrew White on Monday dropped his Democratic bid for governor and endorsed state Rep. Gina Hinojosa to tackle Gov. Greg Abbott in November.
“With the first simply weeks away, the accountable alternative is to come back collectively to defeat Greg Abbott and defend our faculties, hospitals and infrastructure,” White stated in a press release. “I’m proud to endorse Gina Hinojosa for governor, and I stay up for voting for her twice: as soon as in March and once more in November.”
White, the son of former Texas Gov. Mark White, had pledged to run as an independent-minded Democrat and unite Texans throughout the political spectrum. His departure leaves Hinojosa, former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell and retired firefighter and rancher Bobby Cole within the race, amongst others. It additionally marks White’s second unsuccessful run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, after he misplaced in a runoff in 2018.
White stated in a video on social media that his marketing campaign hadn’t raised sufficient cash to achieve success, regardless of inside polling inserting him second within the nine-person race. He had pledged to personally cowl the overhead bills of his marketing campaign.
“As a substitute of preventing this battle in opposition to Gina, I feel it’s higher for me to step apart and Gina save her assets so she will beat Greg Abbott in November,” he stated.
Public polling by Texas Southern College from mid-December discovered that 41% of doubtless Democratic main voters deliberate to assist Hinojosa, with 6% going for White, 5% for Bell and 6% for different candidates.
Hinojosa stated in a press release that she was “extremely grateful to Andrew White for his management and for this present of assist.”
“It takes unimaginable braveness to enter the ring and run for statewide workplace in Texas, and it takes much more to step down when you realize what’s at stake,” Hinojosa stated.
This text first appeared on The Texas Tribune.
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