Joe Biden’s January campaign swing through Dallas includes a fundraiser hosted by former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.

The event, co-hosted by Rawlings’ wife, Micki, is scheduled for Jan. 16 at the couple’s home.

According to an invitation obtained by The Dallas Morning News, co-hosts for the mid-day fundraiser are asked to contribute $10,000, which includes a photo and a greeting from Biden. Sponsors are paying $2,800 per person.

On Jan. 15, Biden is scheduled to give remarks at the National Baptist Convention’s winter board meeting in Arlington.

Biden, the former vice president, is making Texas an important part of his strategy to win the Democratic nomination for president. In December he campaigned in San Antonio, one of several trips he’s made to the Lone Star State during his run for president.

Rawlings was one of the first Texas leaders to back Biden and in May he presented him at a Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows town hall event at SPARK!.

Polls show Biden is the frontrunner in the March 3 presidential primary, one of the biggest prizes on what’s called Super Tuesday.

Rawlings ended his second term as mayor in June.