Aaron Reitz, a former Department of Justice lawyer and candidate for Texas attorney general, has endorsed his former opponent, Mayes Middleton, in the GOP primary runoff.
Middleton, a Galveston state senator, finished first in the March 3 primary, garnering nearly 40% of the vote. He is up against U.S. Rep. Chip Roy in the May 26 runoff, which resulted when neither candidate broke 50% of the vote earlier this month.
Reitz, who finished fourth with 14%, said in a statement that Middleton had earned his endorsement based on his staunch support of President Donald Trump, and because his “record in public service shows that he has the mind, heart, and willpower to keep his foot on the gas after Attorney General [Ken] Paxton leaves office.”
