AUSTIN, Texas -- Today, following the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee voting to replace the antiquated presidential primary state order with one that more accurately reflects the Democratic electorate, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement: 

“With South Carolina and Nevada being the first presidential primary states – and Georgia and Michigan now being among the first states – the Democratic presidential primary will finally be more reflective of our most reliable voters: Black and Brown Americans. The order of states in a primary is crucial: they serve to respectively winnow down the field and test candidates’ electoral viability – for that awesome power and responsibility to be trusted to less diverse states does not make sense for the Democratic Party of 2024 and beyond.

 “We look forward to the DNC helping materialize this new primary order – and we also hope the DNC will work to eliminate caucuses, which are byzantine, overly-complicated, and create unnecessary barriers to voters being able to choose a nominee.

“Though we’re obviously disappointed Texas didn’t get the nod, we as Texas Democrats are thrilled at the new proposed order of early states – and we applaud the Rules and Bylaws Committee, including Texas’ own Dennis Speight, for voting in favor of this new, more diverse group of states.”

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