she was elected a delegate from San Antonio pledged to Dukakis. In 1992 and 1996, she was elected as a Democratic delegate pledged to Bill Clinton, and in 1996 was named an honorary co-chair of his re-election campaign. In January 1997, she was elected a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and appointed a vice chair of the 52nd Presidential Inaugural Committee. The same year, she was also appointed a member of Advisory Board to President Clinton's One America Initiative. Chavez-Thompson was re-elected a vice chair of the DNC for four-year terms until she stepped down in 2012. Retirement On September 11, 2007, Chavez-Thompson announced she would retire from her post as AFL-CIO executive vice-president on September 21, 2007. President Sweeney nominated Arlene Holt Baker, an African American and Chavez-Thompson's long-time aide, to be the federation's next executive vice-president. On January 4, 2010, Chavez-Thompson announced she was running for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and on March 2 she won her party's nomination. She was defeated in the general election by the incumbent Republican David Dewhurst in November. Notes References "AFL-CIO Executive Council Elects Two New Members." Press Release. AFL-CIO. August 3, 1993. Breyer, R. Michelle. "San Antonio Woman Up for AFL-CIO Office." Austin American-Statesman. October 25, 1995. Cleeland, Nancy. "AFL-CIO Calls for Amnesty for Illegal U.S. Workers." Los Angeles Times. February 17, 2000. "Clinton Campaign Names Honorary Chairs." United Press International. September 15, 1996. Crowe, Kenneth C. "AFL-CIO Parley Opens As Most Divided Ever." Newsday. October 24, 1995. Davidson, Bruce. "Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros May Be the Texan." San Antonio Express-News. August 27, 1996. Fletcher, Michael. "Clinton Names Advisory Panel to Address U.S. Racial Divide." Washington Post. June 13, 1997. Franklin, Stephen. "Labor's Message Heard in Clear New Voice." Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1995. Franklin, Stephen. "Sweeney Captures AFL-CIO's Top Job." Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1995. Galvin, Kevin. "AFL-CIO Election Will Decide Leader, Future." Chicago Sun-Times. October 22, 1995. Galvin, Kevin. "Donahue May Find New Post Is Both Blessing and Curse." Associated Press. August 5, 1995. Galvin, Kevin. "Executive Council Begins Work on Donahue Plan." Associated Press. August 2, 1995. Greenhouse, Steven. "A.F.L.-C.I.O. Official To Step Down." New York Times. September 12, 2007. Greenhouse, Steven. "Singing Labor's Song to Immigrants, Legal or Not." New York Times. February 17, 2001. Greenhouse, Steven. "Worried About Labor's Waning Strength, Union Presidents Form Advisory Committee." New York Times.