Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin on Tuesday named a bipartisan cohort of current and former elected officials and aides to lead her transition team, as she prepares to take office in January after unseating GOP stalwart Dan Patrick.

The Austin Democrat's team will be led by longtime Texas political operative Angela Hale, who will serve as executive director.

Co-chairs include outgoing Democratic state Rep. Chris Turner of Grand Prairie; former Democratic Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, the party's 2014 nominee for lieutenant governor; and Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, also a former Democratic senator.