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RandySF

(86,193 posts)
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 07:49 AM Apr 24

TX-LG: Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know

Vikki Goodwin
Democrat, State Representative
💰 Campaign finance as of Feb. 21, 2026:
$159,313 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Anne Hilbert – $7,551.83
Coleen Reatha Beck – $7,000
Karen Conyngham – $6,765.27
Jeff Weems, oil and gas attorney and 2010 railroad commissioner candidate — $5,000
John Bumgarner, Tulsa real estate magnate — $5,000



Marcos Vélez
Democrat, Union Activist
💰 Campaign finance:
$12,798 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Relentless PAC – $388,000, an in-kind donation for relational organizing
Houstonians for Working Families – $58,900, including in-kind donation for his campaign launch video
United Steel Workers – $20,000
Machinists Non-Partisan Political League – $5,000
Ironworkers State Committee on Political Education (COPE) – $5,000
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TX-LG: Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know (Original Post) RandySF Apr 24 OP
When is this vote? efhmc Apr 24 #1
May 26. cloudbase Apr 24 #2

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