People on the Move
The State of the State is in the history books and the deadline for submitting bill requests to Lege Council is tonight. We’re rockin ’ and rollin ’ now. No, not really. Now we’re kicking off a holiday weekend and looking forward to more filings of priority bills, bill referrals, organizational meetings, hearings, subcommittee work, and more. But first, enjoy your President’s Day Weekend. The hurry up and wait part of session is nearing an end. Promise. Meantime, the career news has been a bit slow as of late but there are some key hires and new ventures to tell you about. You can always share the news with the Texas Capitol community by sending it to ksbraddock@gmail.com . Use POTM in the subject line. Thanks very much. Here’s the latest edition of People on the Move.
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The State of the State is in the history books and the deadline for submitting bill requests to Lege Council is tonight. We’re rockin ’ and rollin ’ now.
No, not really.
Now we’re kicking off a holiday weekend and looking forward to more filings of priority bills, bill referrals, organizational meetings, hearings, subcommittee work, and more. But first, enjoy your President’s Day Weekend. The hurry up and wait part of session is nearing an end. Promise.
Meantime, the career news has been a bit slow as of late but there are some key hires and new ventures to tell you about. You can always share the news with the Texas Capitol
community by sending it to ksbraddock@gmail.com . Use POTM in the subject line. Thanks very much.
Here’s the latest edition of People on the Move.
Longtime lobbyist, C. Gio Garibay , has launched 713 Strategies , “a Harris County-based consulting firm focusing on advocacy, campaigns, and grass tops,” per the announcement. For the past eight years, Garibay oversaw advocacy for a variety of clients throughout the southwest as Director at Jackson Vaughn Public Strategies . Previously, he ran several state and local campaigns and was the founding Executive Director of the Texas Senate Hispanic Research Council . He also said that as a former UH Frontiersmen, Garibay he can “guarantee a National Basketball Championship this year!” We previously told you that Miriam Laeky is the new Executive Director of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus . 88th Legislative Session.
She’s now joined by Hector Mendez as Communications & Press Director, serving in his second session, with an extensive background in digital strategy and communications consulting. Aylin Murillo will serve as Legislative Coordinator under the Texas Legislative Internship Program . She is a recent political science graduate of Xavier University in New Orleans. And Natalie House is Legislative Aide under the ACC Experimental Learning program.
Ginny Holloway has gone to work for Chairman Todd Hunter in the Texas House.
Longtime Democratic strategist Colin Strother says he’s getting ready to launch a new consulting firm with a “murderers row” of talented strategists and communicators in Central Texas. “Great experience. Unbelievable Rolodexes. Talent, capability, and passion out the wazoo,” he said. “We'll have an announcement in the coming days, but public affairs, public relations, and public advocacy on the I-35 Corridor is about to change....in a BIG way.” We’ll stay tuned to see what’s up. Sen. José Menéndez recently announced that Sen. Cesar Blanco is now the Vice-Chair of the Senate Hispanic Caucus . And we’ve been remiss in not saying congratulations to Dr. John Hellerstedt on his retirement as Commissioner for the Texas Department of State Health Services . “Thank you, Dr. Hellerstedt , for your steadfast leadership in directing the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for your exemplary service to the state of Texas,” said Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas.
Thanks to all and have a great