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RISING STARS |
| 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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