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Conversation Leaders for 2023

Senator Carol Alvarado 

Senator District 6

The Texas Senate 

 

Representative Trent Ashby

Representative District 9

Texas House of Representatives

 

Representative John Bucy

Representative District 136

Texas House of Representatives

 

Senator Sarah Eckhardt

Senator District 14

The Texas Senate

 

Commissioner Rodney Ellis

Commissioner

Harris County Precinct One

 

Katrice Hardy

Executive Editor

Dallas Morning News

 

Dr. Jim Henson

Director 

TX Politics Project 

 

Representative Donna Howard

Representative District 48

Texas House of Representatives 

 

Representative Todd Hunter

Representative District 32

Texas House of Representatives 

 

Senator Nathan Johnson

Senator District 16

The Texas Senate

 

Joyce LeBombard

President 

League of Women Voters of Texas 

 

Dr. Art Markman

Vice Provost for Continuing and Professional Education and New Education Ventures

The University of Texas at Austin

 

Maria Reeve

Executive Editor

Houston Chronicle 

 

Florence Shapiro

Former Senator 

The Texas Senate

 

The Honorable Joe Straus

Former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

 

Representative James Talarico

Representative District 50 

Texas House of Representatives 

 

Representative Chris Turner 

Representative District 101

Texas House of Representatives