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The
Art of Ranking Lobbyists
The
Texas Lobby Power Rankings are based on a subjective
and unscientific system of information gathering from
a small group of selective advisors that includes
members of the Legislature, the press, the consulting
business or the lobby itself. Factors such as the
amount of compensation and the number of clients a
lobbyist reports to the Texas Ethics Commission are
incorporated into the decision-making process along
with a number of intangible variables such as a lobbyist's
connections, overall access, reputation, experience
- and in even-numbered years like this - actual track
record during the legislative session (or sessions)
of the previous calendar year.
As
your eyes scroll down the new lists, you will inevitably
disagree with some of the names on the screen before
you and wonder why certain others aren't there instead.
Keep in mind what we said a year ago - success as
a lobbyist can't be calculated by the amount of money
somebody makes or the sheer number of clients they
report or the marquee nature of their Rolodex. The
Texas Lobby Power Rankings are not portending to say
who is the best lobbyist in town or the nicest or
the busiest. This is all about power - and that's
an art - not a science. |
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TOP
HIRED GUNS |
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1 |
Bill
Messer
Texas Lobby Group, Former State Representative
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2 |
Neal
T. "Buddy" Jones
Hillco Partners, Former State Representative,
Executive Assistant to Speaker |
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3 |
Rusty
Kelley
Public Strategies, Former Executive Assistant to Speaker,
House Sgt. at Arms |
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4 |
David
Sibley
Former State Senator, Waco Mayor |
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5 |
Randy
Erben
Former Office of State-Federal Relations Director,
Assistant Secretary of State |
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6 |
Elton
Bomer
Former State Representative, Insurance Commissioner,
Secretary of State |
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7 |
Galt
Graydon
Graydon Group, Former Senate Aide, Senate Investigating
Committee Counsel |
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8 |
J.E.
"Buster" Brown
Former State Senator, Assistant District Attorney |
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9 |
Demetrius
McDaniel
Akin Gump, Former Department of Agriculture
Special Assistant, House Aide |
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10 |
Gib Lewis
Business Partners LTD, Former House Speaker,
City Council Member |
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11 |
Gaylord
Armstrong
McGinnis Lochgridge & Kilgore, Campaign Finance
Consultant, Former Congressional Aide |
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12 |
Dick
Brown
Former Texas Municipal League Executive Director
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13 |
Stan
Schlueter
The Schlueter Group, Former State Representative
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14 |
Jim
Warren
Former Aide to Secretary of State, Campaign
Consultant |
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15 |
Mignon
McGarry
Former State Senate Aide |
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16 |
Gordon
Johnson, Rob Johnson
Johnson & Johnson |
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17 |
Jack
Roberts
Former Deputy Comptroller |
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18 |
Clint
Hackney
Former State Representative |
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19 |
Steve
Bresnen
Former General Counsel to Lieutenant Governor,
Aide to Comptroller |
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20 |
Ron
Lewis
Former State Representative |
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21 |
Karen
A. Johnson
Infrastructure Solutions, Campaign Strategist |
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22 |
Melinda
Wheatley
Former Texas Public Policy Foundation Vice-President,
Founder of Project Restoration and other groups |
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23 |
Chris
Shields
Austin Legislative Services, Former Aide to
Governor and Secretary of State |
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24 |
Frank
Santos
Santos Alliances, Former National Hispanic
Caucus of State Legislators Consultant, State House
Aide |
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25 |
Deborah
Ingersoll
Legislative Solutions |
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26 |
Joe
Garcia
Garcia Group |
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27 |
Carl
Parker
Former State Senator |
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28 |
Billy
Phenix
Former Aide to Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Senate |
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29 |
Gilbert
Turrieta
Former Houston Chamber of Commerce and Texas
Medical Association Official, LBB Examiner |
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