{"id":2571834,"date":"2026-02-20T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libre-action-announces-first-wave-of-2026-endorsements\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:19:40","slug":"libre-action-announces-first-wave-of-2026-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libre-action-announces-first-wave-of-2026-endorsements\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBRE Action announces first wave of 2026 endorsements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flibre-action-announces-first-wave-of-2026-endorsements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>LIBRE Initiative Action, a Latino advocacy group tied to the Koch network and part of the Americans for Prosperity super PAC ecosystem, announced its first endorsements for the 2026 cycle. It is indeed backing five Republican candidates: Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, Gabe Evans (Colorado) and Tom Barrett (Michigan) for the House, and Eric Flores for Texas\u2019s 34th Congressional District. LIBRE says it will mobilize its chapters in these states to help elect the candidates, arguing that Hispanic families care about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-top-immigration-adviser-biden-agenda-would-fundamentally-erase-very-essence-of-americas-nationhood\/\" title=\"Ex-Top Immigration Adviser: Biden Agenda \u2018Would Fundamentally Erase Very Essence Of America\u2019s Nationhood\u2019\">pocketbook issues<\/a> and safety and that Latino voters respond to action rather than rhetoric. The piece notes that Latino support has been pivotal in past elections for Republicans but has cooled somewhat on issues like the economy and immigration, highlighting a need for stronger messengers in Congress. It also describes the Texas primary dynamics,with an expectation of a runoff on May 26 if no candidate surpasses 50% in March,and predicts Flores to be headed toward a runoff while Evans and Barrett are expected to win reelection. The article frames Rogers as the front-runner for Michigan\u2019s Senate seat, a race he is contesting after losing in 2024, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >references related political controversies<\/a> to illustrate the broader partisan landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Koch-backed Latino group announces first 2026 endorsements<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2508025\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;&nbsp;<\/strong>LIBRE Initiative Action, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hispanics\/\">Latino advocacy<\/a> group tied to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/koch-brothers\/\">Koch network<\/a>, unveiled on Friday its first wave of endorsements for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\">2026 election cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LIBRE, which operates under the Americans for Prosperity super PAC network, is endorsing five Republican candidates running for Congress. On the list is former GOP Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4457833\/mike-rogers-win-young-michigan-voters-housing-plan\/\">Mike Rogers<\/a> running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, incumbent Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO) and Tom Barrett (R-MI), and former assistant U.S. attorney and Army veteran Eric Flores, who is running in Texas&rsquo;s 34th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4454790\/madison-sheahan-ohio-house-race-immigration-enforcement\/\">Former ICE deputy director seeks GOP nomination in Ohio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4455328\/walk-the-vote-americans-moving-scrambling-electoral-college\/\">Americans are moving in great numbers, and scrambling the Electoral College map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4462958\/democrats-learn-from-republicans-midterm-elections\/\">The coming progressive Tea Party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Hispanic families across the country are looking for leaders who prioritize pocketbook issues and the safety of our communities over partisan politics,&rdquo; LIBRE Action senior adviser Sandra Benitez wrote in a statement. &ldquo;From South Texas to Central-Michigan and the Colorado Rockies, the candidates we are endorsing today have shown they don&rsquo;t just ask for the Latino vote, they earn it through action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>LIBRE officials told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the group has chapters in all three states and will &ldquo;immediately&rdquo; mobilize to help elect the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The Latino vote was critical not only to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4463537\/trump-touts-board-peace-amid-military-tensions-iran\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s return to the White House in 2024 but also in helping Republicans capture control of both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>However, polls show that GOP support among Latino voters has slipped during Trump&rsquo;s first year in office, as it has with the wider electorate, especially on the economy and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4461982\/white-house-trump-democrats-homeland-security-shutdown-talks-karoline-leavitt\/\">immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We really are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-tradeoff-is-that-he-gets-to-pardon-hunter-greg-gutfeld-predicts-democrats-will-push-biden-out-in-2024\/\" title=\"\u2018The Tradeoff Is That He Gets To Pardon Hunter\u2019: Greg Gutfeld Predicts Democrats Will Push Biden Out In 2024\">super sensitive<\/a> to cost of living, in part because so many Latino perceptions of what the American Dream are tied to your kid going to college, you buying that first car, you having a quincea&ntilde;era that you can afford with your family, you buying that first house. These are all economic milestones,&rdquo; one LIBRE official explained.<\/p>\n<p>As for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4460265\/dhs-spokeswoman-tricia-mclaughlin-quits-noem-impeachment-calls-continue\/\">immigration<\/a>, &ldquo;part of what&rsquo;s turning off Latinos is the messaging,&rdquo; the official continued. &ldquo;We also need more good messengers in Congress to be able to share the good news, and so, that&rsquo;s kind of where we approach it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Early voting for the Texas primary started Tuesday. According to the state&rsquo;s election rules, if no candidate gets higher than 50% in the March 3 primary, then a runoff between the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-considers-ranked-choice-voting-in-primaries-despite-disasters-in-alaska-and-maine\/\" title=\"Utah Considers Ranked-Choice Voting In Primaries Despite Disasters In Alaska And Maine\">highest vote-getters<\/a> will be held on May 26. LIBRE believes that Flores is destined for a runoff.<\/p>\n<p>The organization said that both Evans and Barrett will waltz to reelection.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4454655\/house-candidate-texas-accused-defrauding-donors-hispanic-activists\/\"><strong>HISPANIC CONSERVATIVES ACCUSE HOUSE GOP HOPEFUL OF DEFRAUDING DONORS AND ACTIVISTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rogers&rsquo;s race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is the highest profile of the bunch. It marks Rogers&rsquo;s second campaign for the Senate after serving in the House from 2001 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Rogers lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) by less than 20,000 votes. Although still facing a primary, Rogers is the front-runner and has amassed a sizable war chest and received Trump&rsquo;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koch-backed LIBRE backs five GOP candidates for 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2571835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26031677709069.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74205,21510,74206,74207,5894],"class_list":["post-2571834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2026_elections","tag-endorsements","tag-libre_action","tag-political_news","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26031677709069.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571834"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571838,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571834\/revisions\/2571838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}