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Dallas, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Attends legislative hearings and meetings with legislators, legislative staff and other legislative liaisonsCoordinates responses to legislative inquires, and reviews and edits legislative correspondenceCoordinates agency interaction and testimony before legislative committeesEffectively communicates agency policies and procedures to elected officials, staff, and other state agency personnel in a prompt and professional mannerMonitors standing, interim, and special committee schedules and agendas, and communicates relevant information to agency management; prepares reports and summaries of meetings and hearingsAssists with preparing reports on newly enacted laws and pending state and federal legislationAssists in drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration

Austin, Texas, United States

Office of Representative Travis ClardyAdvised and supported the representative on legislation, district plans, issues, objectives, and committee assignments including the Sunset Commission, Committee on Higher Education, and Committee on International Relations and Economic DevelopmentManaged the representative’s policy portfolio and passed 12 of 25 bills to the Senate with an additional 7 passing as Senate billsOversaw legislative strategy and tracked the status of priority legislationDrafted action plans and responses for district needs and constituents and authored our district-wide post-session newsletterFacilitated contentious stakeholder negotiations resulting in legislation which passed the House with over 100 votes

Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Directed the campaign strategy and message across television, radio, social media, email, texting, mail, and direct voter outreachDevised plans for outreach, marketing, and fundraising which led to the campaign raising nearly $700,000, the highest amount in the representative’s tenureManaged 3 junior-level campaign staff and over 50 part-time staff and volunteers, ensuring all staff were equipped to successfully execute the campaign strategyDeveloped voter lists, coordinated block walking, and scheduled and oversaw campaign events

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Developed advanced grant requests for proposals (RFPs) which directed applicants to submit work plans, budgets, and qualifications to ensure consistency with grant program guidanceCoordinated the review and approval of grant contracts, contract amendments, proposals for grant activities (PGAs), amendments to PGAs, work plans, and invoices to ensure compliance with state, federal, and agency policies and regulations for over a dozen projects totaling nearly $200 millionTracked deliverables for RESTORE grants to verify award recipient compliance and timelinesPrepared reports for each grant to fulfill U.S. Treasury Department requirements

Austin, Texas, United States

Office of Representative Travis ClardyAdvised and supported the representative on legislation, district plans, issues, objectives, and committee assignments including the Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism, the Committee on Elections, and the Select Committee on Constitutional Rights & RemediesManaged the representative’s policy portfolio and passed 7 of 10 bills to the SenateOversaw legislative strategy and tracked the status of priority legislationAuthored our weekly constituent and district-wide post-session newslettersDeveloped relationships with government officials, constituents, and other stakeholders

Austin, Texas

Developed advanced grant requests for proposals (RFPs) which directed applicants to submit work plans, budgets, and qualifications to ensure consistency with grant program guidanceCoordinated the review and approval of grant contracts, contract amendments, proposals for grant activities (PGAs), amendments to PGAs, work plans, and invoices to ensure compliance with state, federal, and agency policies and regulations for over a dozen projects totaling nearly $200 millionTracked deliverables for RESTORE grants to verify award recipient compliance and timelinesPrepared reports for each grant to fulfill U.S. Treasury Department requirements

Austin, Texas Area

Office of Representative Travis ClardyMaintained a daily calendar, followed bills, and coordinated meetings and hearingsParticipated in a variety of policy meetings with appointed and elected officials, lobbyists, and constituentsResearched legislation coming through our committees and prepared binders for each hearingAssisted constituents with tracking legislation and facilitated meetings to help resolve disputes between constituents and state agenciesSorted constituent mail to appropriate staff and drafted responses for key issue areas and billsMaintained the appearance of the office and delegated work to our part-time interns.

Nacogdoches, Tx

Worked to promote Representative Clardy around Texas House District 11.Block-walked in neighborhoods and placed signs in critical election areasHelped schedule and organize important campaign events in each of our countiesWorked phone banks, spoke with prospective voters to address their concerns, and updated call logsWorked polling locations and promoted the representative during election days

Master Of Global Policy Studies, Security, Law And Diplomacy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Moot Court (member), Phi Alpha Delta (Event Coordinator), Pi Sigma Alpha (member), and Pre-Law Society (Vice.