Texas Tea Partiers form Statewide Tea Party Caucus Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 16, 2010
Contact: Greg Holloway (512.585.7631)

At the invitation of the legislative Tea Party Caucus formed by Senator Dan Patrick, 14 tea party
organizers from around the state have come together to form a Tea Party advisory committee.
The roster of the statewide committee was chosen independently by members of the committee
itself.

Greg Holloway of Austin made it clear that the advisory committee knows its limitations. “While
we intend to bring the views of grassroots conservatives across Texas to the attention of the Tea
Party Caucus, we do not claim that we speak for any tea party, 9-12 or other groups,” said
Holloway. “These groups have been, and will continue to be, speaking for themselves. We hope,
however, that we can provide a sounding board for the Tea Party Caucus on issues that fall
squarely within our tea party principles.”

Sharon Hall of San Antonio agreed. “There are any number of other tea party or 9-12 organizers
who are qualified to be on a committee like this,” she noted. “We’ll do the best we can to bring
the views of Texas grassroots conservatives to the attention of the Caucus. We appreciate the
opportunity to work with Senator Patrick and the Caucus. That’s been our goal for the last two
years – to create a direct link between our elected officials and the citizens of our state.”

Senator Patrick made it clear that he expects that the Tea Party Caucus will benefit greatly from
the input of the advisory committee. "The Tea Party movement is the most important political
movement of our life time,” he noted. “Their voice must be heard like never before inside the
walls of the Capitol. The real power of politics is not in Austin, it's in the homes, farms, and
businesses across our great state."

“We will not presume to be telling the Caucus legislators what to do,” added JoAnn Fleming of
Tyler. “We will offer recommendations to the legislators based on our principles and the views
of many conservative folks around the state. From every indication, the members of the Caucus
are interested in what we can bring to the table and are willing to take our views into the Capitol.
That’s all we ask.”

The members of the Tea Party Caucus advisory committee, and their home cities, are as follows:

Konni Burton, Colleyville

Tony Corsaut, Wichita Falls
Felicia Cravens, Katy
JoAnn Fleming, Tyler
Robert Gonzalez, Clear Lake City
Glen Hagenbaks, McAllen
Leslie Haight, Fredericksburg
Sharon Hall, San Antonio
Greg Holloway, Austin
Robin Lennon, Kingwood
Chuck Molyneaux, Allen
Genna Pendergras, El Paso
Katrina Pierson, Garland
Julie Turner, The Woodlands.

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