Barrier-Breaking Sheriff Lupe Valdez Stumbles In Run For Governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat governor in 28 years but has never seen a candidate like Lupe Valdez: a trailblazing Hispanic female sheriff who is gay and grew up picking green beans as the daughter of migrant farmworkers.
But ahead of a May 22 runoff, an unsteady performance by Valdez has some Democrats convinced they’ve seen enough, including an LGBT rights group and young Latino activists. Both have bucked her barrier-breaking run and instead endorsed A