SAN JUAN, Texas - LUPE Votes, a grassroots political organization based in the Rio Grande Valley, was not planning to endorse anyone in the U.S. presidential race.
That is until Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic Party’s likely nominee.
In a press release, the group says it has chosen to endorse Harris, a former U.S. Senator from California, and California attorney general.
“Through a community-led endorsement process, the organization shifted its original plans to not endorse a presidential candidate after President Biden dropped his re-election bid,” the press release stated.
Dani Marrero Hi, deputy director of LUPE Votes, explained:
“This election is about more than just any one candidate - it’s about our families, our future, and our freedoms. We are backing Kamala Harris to reject Trump’s extremist Project 2025 agenda that wants to take away our freedoms and drag us backwards.
“We’re building the power we need to protect the vast majority of border voters who want a state and country where all of us can thrive and live with dignity, no matter our race, genders, or background.”
“A LUPE Votes endorsement signals which candidates we believe will work alongside the Pueblo to achieve that purpose.”
Marrero Hi added: “We’re ready to push through to Election Day and get Harris into office and continue organizing with working families in South Texas for generations to come.”
In addition to Harris, LUPE Votes is backing Michelle Vallejo in the Texas Congressional District 15 race.
LUPE Votes was formed in 2021.
