Claire Marks Email & Phone Number

Giddings, Texas, United States

Calculated the total fiscal impact to TCEQ for each requested House and Senate BillWrote the fiscal note analysis for each bill that the Legislative Budget Board requests. Fiscal notes include a summary of the measure, the fiscal impact to TCEQ, the methodology of that impact, the technological impact to TCEQ, and the impact to local governments

Managed the delegation of legislation, legislative amendments, and related documentation to the Senate Republican Caucus’ policy and fiscal committee consultants and staffReviewed and edited all legislative analyses before senate floor voteInformed Senators and their staff on parliamentary rules and motions during Senate floor sessionsTracked over 1,000 policy and fiscal measures during each legislative yearAnalyzed legislative resolutions assigned to the Senate Rules Committee for use by the committee Vice ChairPrepared and distribute to all Republican Senate members and offices, the “Senate Republican Floor Commentaries,” a summary of bills and resolutions on the agenda for the Senate Floor sessionsOrganized the compilation of policy and fiscal analyses for measures on the agenda for Senate Appropriations Committee Hearings

Senate Fellow for Senator Shannon Grove (December 2018 to March 2019)Senate Fellow for Senator Jeff Stone (March 2019 to September 2019)Served as a full-time legislative staffer as part of the Capital Fellowship ProgramWorked as the lead staffer solely responsible for managing seven bills through the legislative process, two of which were signed into lawStaffed the Senator and made vote recommendations for legislation that the Senator would consider in the Senate Floor Session and in the Environmental Quality Committee, the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee, and the Transportation CommitteeDeveloped legislative proposals, researched and analyzed bills, responded to constituent inquiries and wrote speeches, talking points, and press releasesResearched and compiled data on: cannabis and Proposition 64; all Senate bills that passed to the Assembly after the house of origin deadline; and, the Adjusted Gross Income and Wealth that left California from 1992 to 2016Enrolled in two master's course on the legislature and state government through the program

Develop and lead summer activities at the museum for specific age groups Created student activities for future exhibits Interacted with and assisted Volunteers to ensure tours run smoothly and on time Learned and displayed exceptional knowledge of the museum Assisted Museum Experience Director in all aspects of the Museum Experience, including marketing coordination, press releases, and other marketing functions as assigned

Researched and entered data of the addresses of all businesses requesting visas for foreign nationals during a time spanScanned thousands of documents requested through FOIA. Data used is now being produced in a book by Dr. Melinda RitchieWrote 8 literary analyses on the relationship between financial globalization, economic policy, and populism

Sacramento, California

Created the organization’s Instagram page and updated all social media accounts in preparation for the 2017 Gala for Life which raised $478,000 for the CenterBuilt relationships with local faith institutions with the goal of extending services to women andfamilies within those institutions and to raise moneyDrafted three scripts for promotional and informational videos

Sacramento, California

Researched and compiled data on carbon emissions from fires in California to help the member to brainstorm for future legislation on fire prevention and climate changeCompiled and gave voting suggestions on the member’s daily file binder for each committee meeting and floor sessionFacilitated meetings with third house lobbying groups and critically analyzed their statements

Riverside, California

Coordinated with another sorority on campus to plan two philanthropic competitive events involving fifteen or more on-campus organizations to raise money for the literacy non-profit organizations Read, Lead, Achieve, and Reading is Key Collaborated with Rainbow Ridge Elementary School to organize a month long reading initiative with three third grade classes Educated more than 100 chapter members on the mission and goals of Read, Lead, Achieve and literacy statistics in North America Arranged bi-quarterly community outreach event that resulted in 50 fraternity members volunteering with Feeding America and The Great American Clean-Up

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researched and compiled legislation and voting records from various Congressional sessions to assemble and maintain Heritage Action’s ScoreboardTracked member and donor profiles across four different databases to promptly and efficiently address customer service requests and concernsRecruited, educated and assisted more than 15,000 activists to petition their Congressional representatives and hold them accountable to their constituencies

Hanoi, Vietnam

Developed sixteen English language lesson plans for intermediate learnersInstructed 80 high school and college age students in English over a ten-week periodPlanned fieldtrips, workshops, and outside learning activities to help students gain experience and confidence in their written, oral, and listening English language skills

Organized and coordinated various campaign events and fundraisersDeveloped district voting maps and organized them by voting patterns for the entire district to help target likely votersFacilitated campaign phone calls to district constituents and likely voters to inform constituents of his platform and to encourage them to vote

Researched, analyzed, and summarized congressional bills for Congressman Lungren to prepare him to vote on critical public policy issuesCorresponded with constituents and media when they contacted the office and utilized knowledge of past voting patterns to provide accurate and timely information

Master Of Public Serivce And Administration, Public Policy Analysis

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International

Political Science

Spring semester international student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, California Scholarship Federation, National French Honors Society, Young Republicans