Exclusive: Donald Trump Lands Endorsements from 35 County Chairs in Texas


Former President Donald Trump landed the endorsements of 35 Republican Party county chairs in Texas on Thursday, Breitbart News has learned.

The 35 county chairs signed an open letter, first shared with Breitbart News after its publication, announcing their support for the former president. Travis County chairman Matt Mackowiak – who organized the effort – and his peers wrote that it is apparent Trump will be the nominee and that “fighting over” the nomination merely hurts Republicans’ odds in the general election:

While we respect the efforts and qualities of the many other candidates who have run or are running for President, it is now undeniably clear that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee.

President Trump won the Iowa Caucuses by more than 30%, the largest margin in history. President Trump won the New Hampshire primary by 11%, and that was in an open primary state where independent and Democrats flooded in to raise overall turnout. The next head-to-head contest is South Carolina, a state Trump won twice overwhelmingly and where he leads by larger margins than he has in Iowa or New Hampshire.

The Biden campaign raised over $230M in 2023 and has the largest war chest in history. Future expenditure of time and resources fighting over a nomination that is no longer in doubt only weakens our chance to win in November.

In a statement to Breitbart News, Mackowiak called for the party to unify behind Trump:

“This primary is over and every minute we spend divided and not focused on defeating Joe Biden is wasted,” Mackowiak said. “It is now time for all Republicans to unify behind our nominee. The stakes are too high in this election. We need to secure our border, grow the economy, reduce the inflation crushing American families, unleash American energy, and end the chaos around the globe. We must defeat Joe Biden and the general election begins now.”

The chairs who endorsed Trump are:

Travis County GOP chair Matt Mackowiak
Bandera County GOP chair Dave Allen
Brewster County GOP chair Monica McBride
Callahan County GOP chair William Johnson
Cass County GOP chair Carolyn Lance
Comal County GOP chair Sue Piner
Crane County GOP chair Tom Currie
Crosby County GOP chair Melanie Snodgrass
Culberson County GOP chair Avi Nash
Denton County GOP chair Lacey Riley
DeWitt County GOP chair Jeannie Seidel
Eastland County GOP chair Robin Hayes
Grayson County GOP chair Rick Staples
Hays County GOP chair Bob Parks
Hood County GOP chair Steve Biggers
Hudspeth County GOP chair Katy Spreitzer
Irion County GOP chair Michelle Dolan-Rushing
Kerr County GOP chair Paul J. Zohlen
Lee County GOP chair Shann Turner
Maverick County GOP chair Sandy Sassano
Medina County GOP chair Brian Kanke
Menard County GOP chair Susan Williamson
Motley County GOP chair Dr. Gary Stone
Nueces County GOP chair Carmen Calderone, Jr.
Panola County GOP chair William R. “Butch” Marsalis
Pecos County GOP chair William Garrison
Rockwall County GOP chair Sharon Henson
Shelby County GOP chair Leigh Porterfield
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French
Terry County GOP chair Eric Horton
Uvalde County GOP chair Rhonda Vigil
Wharton County GOP chair Domingo Montalvo, Jr.
Wise County GOP chair Mike Drury
Young County GOP chair Jennifer McDonald
Zapata County GOP chair Jennifer Thatcher
Notably, Trump also has endorsements from Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), Sens. Ted Cruz (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX), Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX), and much of the Lone Star State’s congressional delegation.