Conversation Leaders
2025 Conversation Leaders
as of February 22, 2025
The Hon. Carol Alvarado
Texas Senator
The Hon. Rafael Anchía
Texas Representative
The Hon. Trent Ashby
Texas Representative
The Hon. Nicole Collier
Texas Representative
The Hon. Lisa Craven
Deputy Comptroller/Chief Clerk & Chief of Staff
The Hon. Charles Cunningham
Texas Representative
Dr. John Daly
Liddell Centennial Professor of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin
The Hon. Aicha Davis
Texas Representative
The Hon. Sarah Eckhardt
Texas Senator
The Hon. Rodney Ellis
Commissioner of Harris County
The Hon. Vikki Goodwin
Texas Representative
Mark Harkrider
ASI Advisory Council member
The Hon. Adam Hinojosa
Texas Senator
The Hon. Gina Hinojosa
Texas Representative
The Hon. Donna Howard
Texas Representative
The Hon. Todd Hunter
Texas Representative
The Hon. Nathan Johnson
Texas Senator
The Hon. Tracy King
Former Texas Representative and Senior Advisor to Speaker Dustin Burrows
The Hon. Jeff Leach
Texas Representative
The Hon. Oscar Longoria
Texas Representative
The Hon. Eddie Lucio III
Former Texas Representative
The Hon. Mike Morath
Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency
The Hon. Richard Peña Raymond
Texas Representative
The Hon. Ramon Romero
Texas Representative
Darden Smith
Songwriter in Residence
The University of Texas at Austin
The Hon. Chris Turner
Texas Representative
The Hon. Gary VanDeaver
Texas Representative
Dr. Anita Vangelisti
Interim Dean of the Moody College of Communications
The University of Texas at Austin
The Hon. Denise Villalobos
Texas Representative
The Hon. Royce West
Texas Senator
The Hon. Judith Zaffirini
Texas Senator and Dean of the Texas Senate