Rep. Vikki Goodwin Calls out TMP Primary Election Interference

Austin, TX — State Representative Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin), candidate for Lieutenant Governor, responded today to newly-surfaced materials showing direct involvement by Texas Majority PAC (TMP) in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor.

Documents circulated publicly this week describe a TMP-backed “civic education” program that paid participants $100 to attend classes promoting Rep. Goodwin’s opponent, while testing what the memo itself described as the “persuasive impact” of the program on voters.

 “Texas Democrats deserve campaigns built on trust, transparency, and organizing, not billionaire-backed political experiments designed to shape voters behind the scenes,” said Rep. Goodwin. “In just a few days, we may find out whether TMP’s experiment to manipulate Democratic voters was successful.”

Rep. Goodwin also pointed to Texas Ethics Commission filings showing more than $500,000 in support for her opponent connected to TMP-backed efforts during the race.

“The message TMP sold voters conveniently left out my actual record,” Goodwin continued. “They did not tell voters that I invested $30,000 of my own campaign funds into under-resourced county parties across Texas to help build Democratic infrastructure for 2026. They did not tell voters that I have passed meaningful legislation while serving in the minority party, including Cati’s Act, the Natalia Cox Act, the creation of the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council, and expanded access to AcuDetox services.”

Goodwin also noted that she has authored legislation to raise the minimum wage in every legislative session she has served in the Texas House and co-authored legislation increasing retired teacher pay.

“I have spent my time in office fighting to actually deliver results,” said Goodwin. “What concerns me most is that TMP chose to spend its resources experimenting on voters instead of investing in long term Democratic infrastructure and local county parties across Texas.”

“If TMP's dark money experimentation is successful, at what cost? That won't be answered until Nov. 3, 2026. I'm not sure we can afford to find out.”