Post by Lani Lappinga, Chief of Staff
I learned a lot about Senator Johnson, traveling with him for work this past month. To start with, he’s terrible at shuffleboard. This key insight came from our staff retreat early last month — where, in addition to planning for the upcoming legislative session and a month full of travel, we all faced off in a shuffleboard battle royale.
Fortunately for all of us, Senator Johnson handled his defeat with grace. And even more fortunately, he’s a much better legislator than a shuffleboard player.
I want to share with you what Senator Johnson and his team (us) have been doing in the last month. And I’m going to ask you to chip in a few bucks to help keep us going. If you’re already on board with Senator Johnson making effective policy and putting the working people of Texas first, click here to donate now:
Senator Johnson and I started our post-shuffleboard month on the road at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Nathan and I met with folks from almost all 50 states to learn firsthand how other legislators are working to solve some of the problems we’re also facing here in Texas.
The next stop was Washington, D.C., where Senator Johnson and I joined the world champion Texas Rangers at the White House. Not even a late-summer rainstorm could stop us from celebrating their first World Series victory!
Senator Johnson and I spent the next few days in our nation’s capital sitting down with policy experts and some top Democrats to discuss how to better meet the needs of everyday Texans. And then we headed back to Texas ….
Senator Johnson and I headed out to San Antonio, where he put the importance of water infrastructure and management front and center during the Legislator’s Panel at the Texas Groundwater Summit, hosted by the Texas Alliance of Groundwater.
Then, Nathan joined his Senate Business and Commerce Committee colleagues at the State Capitol for a first-of-its-kind Texas Senate Committee hearing about how best to regulate the use of artificial intelligence.
After that, Senator Johnson was on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival for the bipartisan “The Senate Next Time” panel discussion about the priorities and politics of the Texas Senate’s 89th legislative session. We’ll be emailing you all about their discussion later this month, but needless to say, Senator Johnson didn’t hold his punches over public school funding.
And now, we’re in Denmark for a historic meeting on Energy and Sustainability with colleagues, the U.S. ambassador, and some of Denmark’s top lawmakers and climate innovators.
there’s simply never a dull moment — not when things are this important for the working families of Texas. Everywhere we’ve gone this month — here in Texas, in Washington, and everywhere else — we met incredible people who care deeply about their community and the state of this country. And Senator Johnson listened as they shared their lived experiences, their policy ideas and expertise, and their vision for what we all might achieve here in Texas and beyond.
We need more state leaders like Senator Johnson.
We know that meeting with voters is going to be critical — not just in Nathan’s race, but for the presidency, the U.S. Senate, and every other state and federal office on the ballot. Nathan is determined to help get out the vote — but in a state like Texas, that’s going to take a lot of resources. Can you spare a few bucks before the end of the month to help keep our team gassed up and ready to go?
Thank you for your support, and I hope to see you on the road soon!
— Lani Lappinga
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