Leticia Van de Putte is a Democrat running for lieutenant governor in The Lone Star State . She gets a nod from DNC , which has has one-two members in Texas . Former DNC chairman Howard Dean heads the group . `` six months we have the best opportunity in a generation to turn Texas blue , '' Howard Dean says .
Leticia Van de Putte is a Democrat running for lieutenant governor in Texas . She gets a nod from Democracy for America , which has has 38,000 members in Texas . Former DNC chairman Howard Dean heads the group . `` This year we have the best opportunity in a generation to turn Texas blue , '' Dean says .