Third Annual
Texas Lobby Power Rankings
by Capitol Inside

TOP HIRED GUNS
1
Bill Messer
Texas Lobby Group, Former State Representative, Speaker Tom Craddick Transition Team Member, Former House Calendars Chair, Former Texas Legislative Council Finance Chair
1
Mike Toomey
Texas Lobby Group, Former Chief of Staff to Governors Rick Perry and Bill Clerments, Former State Representative
3
Neal T. "Buddy" Jones
HillCo Partners, Former State Representative, Former Executive Assistant to Speaker Gib Lewis
4

Rusty Kelley
Public Strategies, Former Executive Assistant to Speaker Billy Clayton, Former House Sergeant-at-Arms

5
Elton Bomer
Gardere Wynn law firm, Former State Representative, Former Insurance Commissioner, Former Secretary of State
6
David Sibley
Former State Senator, Former Waco Mayor, Former Senate Economic Development Chair
7
Randy Erben
Former Office of State-Federal Relations Director, Former Asst. Secretary of State
8

Frank Santos
Santos Alliances, Former National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Consultant, Former State House Aide

9
Nora Del Bosque
Sister to Speaker Tom Craddick's Chief of Staff Nancy Fisher, Former State House Aide, Former House Appropriations Clerk
10
Stan Schlueter
The Schlueter Group, Former State Representative, Former House Ways and Means Chair
11

Gordon Johnson, Rob Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Law Firm, Sons of legendary parliamentarian Bob Johnson

12
Demetrius McDaniel
Akin Gump Law Firm Partner, Former Department of Agriculture Special Assistant, Former State House Aide
13
Galt Graydon
Graydon Group, Former Senate Aide, Former Senate Investigating Committee Counsel
14

Ron Lewis
Former State Representative, Former House Natural Resources Chair

15
Gib Lewis
Business Partners LTD, Former House Speaker, Former City Council Member
16
Clint Hackney
Former State Representative, Former House Elections Chair, Former House Energy Chair
17
J.E. "Buster" Brown
Former State Senator, Former Senate Natural Resources Chair, Former Assistant District Attorney
18
Robert Miller
Locke Liddell Law Firm Partner, Former Houston METRO Chairman, Former State Senate aide
19
Gaylord Armstrong
McGinnis Lochgridge & Kilgore, Campaign Finance Consultant, Former Congressional Aide, Bush Pioneer
20
Andrea McWilliams, Dean McWilliams
Former Legislative Aides to Democratic and Republican Members, Bush Pioneers
21

Mignon McGarry
Former State Senate Aide

22

Don Gilbert
Former Health & Human Services Commissioner, Former MHMR Commissioner

23

Walter Fisher
Former Senate Parliamentarian, Former House Parliamentarian, Former Legislative Director for Texas Municipal League

24

Patricia Shipton
Former Legislative Director for Gov. Rick Perry

25
Jack Roberts
Former Deputy Comptroller
26

Steve Bresnen
Former General Counsel to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, Former Aide to Comptroller Bob Bullock

27

Jerry "Nub" Donaldson
Former State Representative, Texas Civil Justice League Chairman

28

Joe Bill Watkins
Vinson & Elkins Partner, Former Executive Asst. to Texas Attorney General, Veteran Campaign Strategist

29

Jim Warren
Former Aide to Secretary of State, Campaign Consultant

30

Nick Kralj
Former Aide to Ben Barnes as Speaker and Lt. Gov., Former Quorum Club Owner

31

Bill Siebert
Former State Representative

32

Joe Garcia
Garcia Group

33

Charlie Evans
Former State Representative

34

Al Erwin
Former PUC Commissioner, Former Advisor to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst

35

Jill Warren
Former Asst. AG, Former State Senate Aide, Former State House Aide, Former State House Candidate, Former State Liaison to National Association of Attorneys General

36
Karen A. Johnson
Infrastructure Solutions, Former Asst. AG, Bush Pioneer, Bush Mighty Texas Strike Force Leader
37
Chris Shields
Austin Legislative Services, Former Aide to Governor Bill Clements and Secretary of State Jack Rains
38

Marta Greytok
Greytok Consulting Group, Former PUC Commissioner, Former Taylor Lake Village Mayor

39

Steve Holzheauser
Former State Representative

40

Billy Phenix
Former Aide to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, Former State Senate Aide

41

Marc Rodriguez
Husband of Daughter of Gov. Rick Perry's Legislative Director Dan Shelley

42

Deborah Ingersoll
Legislative Solutions

43

Mario A. Martinez
Former State House Aide

44

Gilbert Turrieta
Former Houston Chamber of Commerce and Texas Medical Association Official, Former LBB Examiner

45

Louis Bacarisse
Former Aide to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock

46

Susan Longley
Former Aide to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock

47

Bill Pewitt
Bill Pewitt & Associates

48

Ron Hinkle
Former State House Sergeant at Arms, Former Texas Department of Commerce Official

49

Chuck Rice
BITL Partner, Former State Senate Aide, Former Texas Hospital Association Legislative Director

50

Gordon "Doc" Arnold
Former State Representative, Former Executive Assistant to Speaker Gib Lewis

 
 
   
 
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