Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa is facing a competitive race to keep his position after the dismal performance of his party in 2020.
But Hinojosa, who has held the job since 2012 and has indicated he is not going anywhere. But that has not stopped early interest in the race, which will be determined by delegates to the state party's biennial convention next summer.
Kim Olson, the former candidate for agriculture commissioner and Congress, announced Sunday she is running to lead the party, saying the "promise of a Blue Texas has so far fallen short of expectations."
Meanwhile, Carroll G. Robinson, chair of the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, is considering a campaign for the job and plans to make an announcement in January, among others are reportedly considering announcing a run in 2022.
Making light of the Democrat's recent electoral failures, Texas Republican Party vice chair Cat Parks tweeted a wry endorsement of her rival party's chairman: "Gilberto Hinojosa for Democrat Party Chair FOREVER 🎉💃 @texasdemocrats Vs. @TexasGOP #winning"
The post included a picture of the Albert Einstein quote, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
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