Former State Representative and Gregg County Judge "R.E. "Peppy" Blount, Longview

Former Governor Dolph Briscoe, Uvalde

Former EPA Regional Administrator and founder of the Historic Aircraft Memorial Museum Robert Layton, Jr., Tyler

Former State Senator Jack Strong, Longview

Former State Democratic Chairman and Dallas County Commissioner Roy Orr, Desoto

Don and Jo Ann Anderson, Owners of the White Horse Troupe, Troup

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Wright of Fort Worth

Police Chief Cary Blakemore, Gladewater

Attorney Morris Atlas, McAllen

Former Congressman Jack Brooks, Beaumont

Former Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong, Austin

Insurance Executive Jimmy Murphy, Houston and Tyler

Former Dallas Mayor and Former U.S. Senate Candidate Ron Kirk, Dallas

Senior Pastor Zan Holmes, St. Lukes Community United Methodist Church, Dallas

U.S. Congressman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Dallas

Mexican American Democrats

Tejano Democrats