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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Travis Miller Griffin Sr., chief of staff in the |
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office of State Representative Dwayne Bohac, is marking 20 years of |
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public service and political engagement in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1997, Mr. Griffin began his career as assistant |
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to the president of The University of Texas at Austin; he was hired |
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as finance coordinator for the Republican Party of Texas the |
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following year; subsequently, he served on the successful Texas |
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Senate campaign of Todd Staples, and during the 77th Legislative |
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Session, he was constituent liaison for Senator Staples; he then |
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served the Republican Party of Texas as regional field director and |
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helped launch the 2002 Texas Victory Effort that sent the first |
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Republican majority to the Texas House since 1872; for the 78th |
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Legislative Session, he served as legislative director for |
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Representative Bohac, and he then guided his campaign in the next |
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election cycle; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin traveled to Missouri in 2004 as a field |
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representative for George W. Bush's presidential campaign and |
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implemented a highly effective voter turnout plan; the next year, |
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he returned to the office of Representative Bohac as chief of staff, |
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and after the legislative session, he joined Texans for Rick Perry |
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as statewide field director; he established the Perry Alliance |
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Network, a groundbreaking social media community, and organized a |
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political phone bank of record-setting size; after serving on |
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Governor Perry's 2007 Texas Inaugural Committee, he was hired as |
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his deputy director of community affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2008 election, Mr. Griffin was director |
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of the Stars Over Texas political action committee, which worked |
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for the Republican majority in the Texas House; he later continued |
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to support that mission by creating his own PAC, the Texas |
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Republican House Committee, which effectively promoted grassroots |
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engagement through such events as the Hands Off Texas rallies, and |
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in 2010, he became political director of the Republican Party of |
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Texas; after his successful tenure on the board of the Ronald Reagan |
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Memorial Highway Fund, he and his wife, Jennifer, worked together |
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in behalf of the Romney-Ryan presidential ticket as political |
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account executives at FLS Connect; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin followed in his father's footsteps in |
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2013 by relaunching Griffin and Associates, a political and public |
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relations consulting company; the firm ran the first campaign for |
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George P. Bush, who was elected land commissioner with the highest |
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percentage of votes won by any Texas candidate for statewide office |
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in 2014; that year, Mr. Griffin was also elected chair for Travis |
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County Precinct 354; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to the legislative environment in 2015, |
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Mr. Griffin became executive director of the Innovation and |
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Technology Caucus of the Texas House chaired by Representative |
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Bohac, and he resumed his previous role as chief of staff for |
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Representative Bohac; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin is devoted to his family and faith; he is |
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the proud father of two children, Travis Miller Jr. and Madison, and |
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he is a valued member of Leander United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired for his integrity, expertise, |
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creativity, and formidable work ethic, Travis Griffin has |
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demonstrated a deep, enduring commitment to good government and the |
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electoral process, and he may take justifiable pride in his |
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outstanding contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Travis Miller Griffin Sr. for two decades |
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of public service and political engagement and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Griffin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Wray |
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Bohac |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2442 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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