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2015 Texas Lobby Power Rankings

1 Neal T. “Buddy” Jones 
HillCo Partners, Ex-State Representative, House Speaker Gib Lewis Executive Assistant
2 Mike Toomey
Texas Capitol Group, Ex-State Representative, Ex-Chief of Staff to Govs. Rick Perry and Bill Clements
3 Rusty Kelley
Blackridge, House Speaker Billy Clayton Executive Assistant
4 Bill Messer
Texas Capitol Group, Ex-State Representative, Speaker Tom Craddick Transition Team
5 Robert Miller
Locke Lord Public Law Group Chair, Ex-Houston METRO Chairman, Former State Senate Aide
6 John Pitts
Texas Star Alliance, Ex-General Counsel to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts Twin Brother
7 Demetrius McDaniel
Greenberg Traurig, Ex-Special Assistant to Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower
8 Robert Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Law Firm, Son of late parliamentarian and Speaker Joe Straus’ Chief Political Advisor’s brother
9 Allen Blakemore
Blakemore & Associates, Chief Political Advisor to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Other GOP State Officials
10 Clint Hackney
Clint Hackney & Company, Ex-State Representative
11 Lara Keel
Texas Capitol Group, Ex-State Senate Aide, Red State Women President
12 Yuniedth Midence Steen
Locke Lord, Ex-Chief of Staff to State Senator John Whitmire
13 Ron Lewis
Ron Lewis & Associates, Ex-State Representative
14 James Mathis
Ex-John Sharp Campaign Manager
15 Steve Bresnen
Ex-General Counsel to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock
16 Curt Seidlits
Focused Advocacy, Ex-State Representative
17 Galt Graydon
Graydon Group, Ex-Texas Senate Aide
18 Stan Schlueter
Schlueter Group, Ex-State Representative
19 Jay Howard
HillCo Partners, Son of Ex-State Senator
20 Chris Shields
Texas Strategy Group, Ex-Aide to Gov. Bill Clements and Secretary of State
21 Mark Vane
Gardere Wynne Sewell, Ex-Texas House Legislative Director
22 Ted & Deirdre Delisi
Delisi Communications, Ex-Texas Transportation Commission Chair, Gov. Rick Perry Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager, U.S. Senator John Cornyn Aide
23 Mark Miner
McGuireWoods, Communications Director for Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore and the RNC
24 Gardner Pate
Locke Lord, Campaign General Counsel and Director for Gov. Greg Abbott
25 Mindy Ellmer
Ex-State House and Senate Aide, Ex-Aide to Governor Bill Clements
26 Kathy Hutto
Jackson Walker, Ex-Sunset Advisory Commission Staff
27 Royce Poinsett
Baker Botts, Advisor to Gov. Rick Perry, House Speaker Tom Craddick, Gov. George W. Bush and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
28 Billy Phenix
Texas Capitol Group, Ex-Aide to Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock and State Senator
29 Jim Grace
Greenberg Traurig, Former Campaign Advisor, U.S. Navy Lieutenant and Afghanistan Veteran
30 David White
Public Blueprint, Campaign Advisor to Comptrollers Glenn Hegar and Susan Combs, Gov. Rick Perry Advisor and House Chief of Staff
31 Jack Erskine
K&L Gates, Ex-Corporate Lawyer for Amoco and Dupont, Oil Field Clean-up Fund Architect
32 Dean & Andrea McWilliams
Ex-Legislative Aides to Democratic and Republican Members
33 Jay Propes
Graydon Group, Ex-Congressional Aide, Ex-Trade Association Executive
34 Jay Brown
Graydon Group, Son of Ex-State Senator
35 Carl Richie
Ex-Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Ann Richards, Ex- Texas Ethics Commission Director
36 Eric Glenn
Schlueter Group, Ex-Texas House Aide, Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute Board
37 Trey Blocker
Ex-Chief of Staff and General Counsel to State Senator Craig Estes
38 Michelle Wittenburg 
Ex-General Counsel to House Speaker Tom Craddick
39 Keith Strama
Beatty Bangle Strama, Ex-Texas House Aide
40 Kathy Grant
Ex-Texas Cable Television Association Government Relations Director, Former Texas House Aide
41 Marsha Jones
HillCo Partners, Ex-Texas House and Senate Aide
41 J. McCartt
HillCo Partners, Ex-Aide to Rick Perry in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office
42 Denise Davis 
Davis Kaufman, Ex-Chief of Staff to Speaker Joe Straus, Ex-House Parliamentarian and General Counsel, Ex-General Counsel to Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff
43 Craig Chick 
Capitol Partners Consulting, Ex-Advisor to House Speaker Joe Straus
44 Mario Martinez
Mario Martinez & Associates, Ex-Aide to State Rep. Tom Uher
45 Brad Shields
Texas Legislative Associates, Ex-Eanes School Board
46 Marc Rodriguez 
Ex-City of San Antonio Intergovernmental Relations Manager, Ex-SA Chamber Executive
47 Brandon Aghamalian
Focused Advocacy, Ex-Chief of Staff to State Sen. Kim Brimer, Ex-Fort Worth Public Affairs Director
48 Sabrina Thomas Brown
Ex-Texas House aide and Appropriations Committee Clerk
49 Lisa Kaufman
Davis Kaufman, Ex-Policy Director for Speaker Joe Straus, Ex-General Counsel to State Senator Robert Duncan, Ex-Texas Civil Justice League Official
50 Mark Borskey 
Ex-Deputy Legislative Director for Gov. Rick Perry, Ex-Texas House Aide
51 Nora Del Bosque
Ex-State House Aide and Appropriations Committee Clerk
52 Bill Pewitt
Bill Pewitt & Associates, Texas Computer Industy Council Founder
53 Eric Wright
Congress Avenue Partners, Ex-Chief of Staff to Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff
54 Gilbert Turrieta
Ex-Houston Chamber, TMA Official and LBB Examiner
55 Wayne Hamilton
San Jacinto Public Affairs, Ex-Advisor to Gov. Rick Perry, Ex-Texas Republican Party Executive Director
56 Michael Grimes
Imperium Public Affairs, Ex-Chief of Staff to State Senator Chris Harris, Ex-Gov. George W. Bush Aide
57 Trent Townsend
Imperium Public Affairs, Ex-Chief of Staff to State Senator Kirk Watson, Ex-Legislative Director for State Senator Kim Brimer
58 Jim Dow
Cross Oak Group, Ex-Texas 20/20 PAC Director, Ex-Texas House Aide, Ex-Obama White House Office of Public Engagement
59 Shayne Woodard
Ex-Chief of Staff to Railroad Commissioner Barry Williamson, Ex-Aide to State Senator Bill Sims and State Rep. David Counts
60 Frank Santos
Santos Alliances, Ex-National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Consultant, Ex-House Aide
61 Jody Richardson 
Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, Ex-TV Reporter
62 Snapper Carr
Focused Advocacy General Counsel, Ex-Texas Municipal League Counsel
63 Deborah Ingersoll
Legislative Solutions, Key Fundraiser
64 Joe Garcia
Texas Capitol Group, Ex- Chief of Staff to State Senator Eddie Lucio
65 Chris Hosek
Texas Star Alliance, Ex-Chief of Staff to Elizabeth Ames Jones at the Texas Railroad Commission and Texas House
66 Gavin Massingill
Ex-Chief of Staff to State Representative Charlie Geren
67 Carol McGarah
Blackridge, Ex-Texas Senate Aide
68 Michael Johnson
Ex-Blackridge, Brother of Major GOP Consultant Rob Johnson
69 Tristan “Tris” Castañeda
Longbow Partners, Ex-Asst. Attorney General, Ex-Aide to SA Mayor Henry Cisneros
70 Shannon Swan
Graydon Group, Ex-Texas House Chief of Staff
71 Eric Woomer
Congress Avenue Partners, Ex-Chief of Staff to State Senators Kel Seliger, Teel Bivins and Mario Gallegos, Ex-U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Advisor
72 Nancy Fisher
Ex-Chief of Staff to Speaker Tom Craddick, Ex-Texas Racing Commission Executive Director
73 Kwame Walker
McGuireWoods, Ex-Legislative Director and General Counsel to State Senator Royce West
74 Eddie Solis
HillCo Partners, Ex-Special Assistant at the Texas Comptroller’s Office, Ex-Texas Municipal Retirement System Official
75 Mignon McGarry
Ex-State Senate Aide
76 Curtis Fuelberg
Ex-Texas Association of Realtors Official, Ex-Aide to Speaker Gus Mutscher
77 Joey Bennett
Ex-Public Strategies Lobbyist
78 Mike Meroney 
Meroney Public Affairs, Ex-U.S. Senate Aide and Congressional Campaign Staffer
79 Jennifer Rodriguez
McGuireWoods, Daughter of Ex-State Legislator and Gubernatorial Advisor
80 Richard Evans
Texas Lobby Solutions, Ex- Deputy Legislative Director for Gov. George Bush, Ex-State Senate Chief of Staff
81 Drew Campbell
Ex-Dallas Automobile Dealers Association Official
82 Stephen Koebele
Texas Counsel, Ex-General Counsel to Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Ex-Assistant General Counsel to Gov. George W. Bush
83 Susan Ross
Ex-Texas Dental Association Public Affairs Director
84 James Clark
Ex-John Sharp Campaign Manager and Jim Mattox Campaign Aide
85 Robert Culley
Ex-Legislative Aide
86 Shannon Phillips Meroney
Meroney Public Affairs, Ex-Aetna Lobbyist, Ex-Trade Association President
87 Stephanie Gibson
Texas Legislative Associates, Ex-Texas Retailers Association Vice President
88 Wayne Hamilton
San Jacinto Public Affairs, Ex-Advisor to Gov. Rick Perry, Ex-Texas Republican Party Executive Director
89 Ron Hinkle
Ex-Texas Department of Economic Development Official, Ex-Texas House Sergeant at Arms
90 Chuck Rice
Chuck Rice Group, Ex-State Senate Aide and Texas Hospital Association Official
91 Jack Roberts
Ex-Deputy Comptroller
92 Scott Gilmore
GovBizPartners, Ex-Texas House Chief of Staff, Senate and Congress Aide and House Sergeant at Arms
93 Robert Howden
Ex-Texas Tax Reform Commission Staff Director, Ex-Communications Director for Gov. Rick Perry
94 Michael Jewell 
Stratus Policy Group, Corporate Lawyer and Legislative Lobbyist
95 Marshall Kenderdine
Ex-House Appropriations Committee Analyst, Ex-Texas House Campaign Manager and Senate Aide
96 Robert Peeler
Longbow Partners, Ex-State Senate Chief of Staff and Aide to Gov. George Bush
97 Brett Findley
Longbow Partners,Ex-State Senate Chief of Staff
98 Chris Heckman
Ex-Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Rick Perry
99 Will Yarnell
Ex-Chief Advisor to Texas House Democrat
100 Gerald Valdez
Ex-Texas Department of Economic Development Official

 

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