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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE State Capitol Bldg., 1100 Congress, Room 2S.1, Austin 78701 P.O. Box 12428, Austin 78711 • 512/463-2000; Toll-Free: 800/843-5789 FAX: 512/463-0039 • http://www.governor.state.tx.us • Agency # 301

RICK PERRY (R) - 47th Governor of . Wife: Anita. Born March 4, 1950 in Haskell, Texas. B.S.-Texas A&M University, 1972. Pilot with the U.S. Air Force, 1972-77; discharged TE SECTION A in 1977 with the rank of captain. Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1984-1990. Named one of 10 most effective law- ST makers, by the Dallas Morning News, 1989. Member of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on International Trade and the Executive Committee, Southern U.S. Trade Association. President of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, 1992-1993. Commissioner of Agriculture, 1990-1998. Lieutenant , 1999-2000. Governor of Texas, December 20, 2000 to present.

Governor of Texas Honorable ...... 463-2000 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FAX: 463-5571 Administrative Assistant Theresa Schirmer ...... 463-1762 Chief of Staff Mike Toomey ...... 463-1762 Senior Deputy Chief of Staff Deirdre Delisi ...... 463-1762 Deputy Chief of Staff Phil Wilson ...... 463-1762 Senior Advisor Bill Noble ...... 463-1762 Senior Advisor Monica Hearn ...... 463-1830 Deputy Director of Community Affairs John Esparza ...... 475-1762 SCHEDULING FAX: 475-2349 Director Liza Valenzuela ...... 463-7210 OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY FAX: 475-2598 Senior Advisor Monica Hearn ...... 463-1830 Director Minnie Salinas ...... 463-5981 APPOINTMENTS FAX: 475-2576 Director Ken Anderson ...... 463-1828 LEGISLATIVE FAX: 475-2211 Director Patricia Shipton ...... 463-1830 Senate Liaison Buddy Garcia ...... 463-1830 House Liaison Mark Borskey ...... 463-1830 COMMUNICATIONS FAX: 475-2211 Director Eric Bearse ...... 463-1826 Press Secretary Kathy Walt ...... 463-1826 BUDGET, PLANNING & POLICY FAX: 463-1975 Director Mike Morrissey ...... 463-1778 Senior Fiscal Advisor Wayne Roberts ...... 463-1778 Assistant Director Andres Alcantar ...... 463-1778 Assistant Director Brian Guthrie ...... 463-1778 Assistant Director Victoria Ford ...... 463-1778 Special Assistant Cecile Young ...... 463-1778 Special Assistant Donna Geiger ...... 463-1778 Senior Revenue Analyst Terri Wegner ...... 463-1778 Legal Counsel Royce Poinsett ...... 463-1778