Joe Biden has secured the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth, a move that he hopes will bolster his efforts to win the Democratic presidential primary in Texas in March.

Veasey joins a list of prominent Democrats from North Texas backing Biden, including Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas, state Rep. Victoria Neave and state Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas, as well as former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.

“You want to listen to the constituents that you serve,” Veasey told The Dallas Morning News. “Everybody I talk to in Congressional District 33 is overwhelmingly backing Biden.”

Veasey said Biden, vice president under President Barack Obama, was the best choice in a large field of candidates because he would stabilize a nation ravaged by the policies and conduct of President Donald Trump.

“Biden will bring back a sense of decency and normalcy to the White House,” he said.

Veasey’s endorsement comes less than a week after former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso abruptly ended his presidential campaign. Biden and O’Rourke had been in a spirited fight for delegates in the Texas primary. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was also at the top of most polls on Texas.

With O’Rourke out of the race, Biden hopes to use his support with North Texas leaders to win the lion’s share of the 262 delegates at stake.

Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth (Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)

The Super Tuesday contests could help determine the course of the Democratic race for president. Voters in California and Massachusetts will also vote that day, making it one of the biggest events of the primary season.

Texas does have a favorite son in the race. Former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro hopes to perform well in his home state. The former San Antonio mayor could do well with Hispanic voters inside and outside the Rio Grande Valley. But Castro is struggling in most Texas polls.

Biden, the national frontrunner, also has support with major North Texas political donors.

In September, he held a Dallas fundraiser hosted by Dallas lawyer Lisa Blue Baron, former ambassador to the Dominican Republic James W. Brewster and Bob Satawake, Dallas lawyer Russell Budd and Dori Budd, Drs. Lisa and David Genecov, Dallas lawyer Peter Kraus and Lisa Kraus and Dallas lawyer Marc Stanley and Wendy Stanley.

Veasey said Biden will not only win Texas in the primary, but will lead Democrats to victories in the 2020 general elections. Democrats are hoping to win congressional seats and take control of the Texas House.

“If he’s our nominee going into 2020, I honestly believe we have a shot at Texas,” he said.