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1 Gardner Pate
Hicks Pate Strategies LLC, Governor Greg Abbott Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen General Counsel and Policy Director
2 Margo Cardwell
Margo Cardwell PLLC, House Speaker Dade Phelan General Counsel and Policy Director, Governor Greg Abbott Chief Policy Analyst for 2014 Campaign
3 Lauren Fleming
Bentley Public Affairs, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Advisor and Texas Senate Office General Counsel, Legislative Director and General Counsel for Dennis Bonnen in the Texas House
4 Drew Graham
Graham Public Affairs, State Senator Charles Schwertner Chief of Staff, Deputy Committee Director, House Pensions Committee Clerk, Sunset Advisory Commission Analyst
5 Jessica Browning
Second Floor Strategies, State Senators Charles Schwertner and Drew Springer Policy Analyst and Communications Director
6 Sarah Hicks
Hicks Pate Strategies LLC, Governor Greg Abbott Senior Advisor and Budget Director
7 Shea Pearson
HillCo Partners, Texas Chemical Council Regulatory Affairs Director, Attorney General Ken Paxton Assistant AG for Enviornmental Protection, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Attorney
8 Albert Cheng
Arete Public Affairs, Memorial Hermann Health System, Harris County Public Health, UTMB Assistant Professor, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texans for Lawsuit Reform
9 Drew Tedford
The Friedkin Group Director of Government Relations, Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Director, State Senator Bryan Hughes General Counsel and Legislative Director, Texas Legislative Council
10 Reed Johnson
Johnson & Johnson, State Senator Morgan LaMantia Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager, Texas House Legislative Director
11 Caitlin Dempsey Flanders
Flanders Public Affairs, Texas Medical Association Director of Public Affairs, State Rep. Shelby Slawson Chief of Staff, State Rep. John Raney Legislative Director
12 Lynlie Hurd
Focused Advocacy LLC, State Rep. Lyle Larson Chief of Staff, Campaign Manager and Political Director
13 Jessica Hale Allen
Cammack & Strong PC, State Rep. Ernest Bailes Chief of Staff, Speaker Joe Straus Executive Assistant, Texas Senate Glenn Hegar Aide
14 Jose Medrano
Arete Public Affairs, Harris County External Affairs Lead, State Reps. Jessica Farrar and Garnet Coleman
15 Kari King Dial
KKD Consulting, USAA Government Relations Director, Texas House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee General Counsel, Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones Aide
16 Aaron Kocian
Kocian Consulting, Lieutenant Governors Dan Patrick and David Dewhurst Transportation Advisor, Texas Department of Transportation Analyst
17 Kevin Warren
Delisi Communications, Texas Health Care Association President and CEO
18 Peyton Woltersdorf
Marquez Public Affairs, Texas Public Utility Commission Chief of Staff, Texas Senator Kelly Hancock Aide

 

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