James Talarico & Gina Hinojosa
Running for U.S. Senate & Governor, Texas
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Why PIVOT Supports James Talarico
Former public school teacher and state lawmaker fighting for health care, immigrants and voting rights.
Health: Protect the Affordable Care Act, let anyone buy into Medicare, lower drug prices. Helped cap insulin at $25 a month in Texas.
Immigration: Path to citizenship for long-time residents, spouses and DREAMers; hold immigration agents accountable.
Civil rights: Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Environmental justice: Clean energy jobs, a stronger power grid, help with utility bills.
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Why PIVOT Supports Gina Hinojosa
Civil rights lawyer and former school board president fighting for public schools and working families.
Education: Save and fully support Texas public schools.
Economic justice: $1,500 refund checks for Texas families from the state rainy day fund.
Health: Quality health care for every Texas child; ban bad-faith insurance denials; strengthen rural hospitals.
Workers: Career as a civil rights and union lawyer standing up for workers and their pay.
How PVF Is Reaching Voters for These Races
Handwritten bilingual postcards (Vietnamese and English) mailed to Vietnamese American voters across Texas, with information on James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa and how to vote.
Our video ads, in English and Tiếng Việt, are below. Tap any video to watch it on YouTube.
Kim Anh Do English · 30 sec Published Oct 10
Kim Anh Do Tiếng Việt · 30 sec Published Oct 9
Mai-Phuong Nguyen English · 30 sec Published Oct 10
Mai-Phuong Nguyen English · 41 sec Published Oct 10
Mai-Phuong Nguyen Tiếng Việt · 30 sec Published Oct 9
My-Linh Thai English · 30 sec Published Oct 8
David Nguyen English · 30 sec Published Oct 19
David Nguyen Tiếng Việt · 25 sec Published Oct 19
Charles Tang English · 31 sec Published Oct 19
Bich-Tram Le Tiếng Việt · 30 sec Published Oct 17
Bich-Tram Le Tiếng Việt · 44 sec Published Oct 17
Why These Races Matter
Senate: A Toss Up seat that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
Governor: Signs or vetoes laws on schools, health care and the power grid, and appoints the state chief election officer.
Vietnamese American Voters
About 196,000 eligible Vietnamese American voters, about 1 in every 100 Texas voters.
2018 U.S. Senate margin: 214,921 votes. Our community is almost that big. If we turn out, we can decide who wins.
State of the Races
Senate: Toss Up
Governor: Lean Republican
(Cook Political Report) Both races are close. Every vote counts.
How to Vote in Texas
Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
Register by: Monday, October 5 (mailed forms postmarked by October 5). No online or same-day registration. Check that you are registered.
Vote early in person: October 19 to 30.
Vote by mail (age 65+, disability, or out of county): Your application must be received by Friday, October 23.
