Every campaign needs a clear message. This session covers how to shape your story, stay on message, and connect with voters in a consistent, compelling way.
Free and open to the public.
Speaker:
Manny Garcia is a co-founder of Seeker Strategies, a Black- and Brown-owned communications and advocacy firm working on high-profile issues in Texas and beyond. With nearly 20 years of experience in Texas politics, policy, and communications, he previously served as Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party, managing a $25 million budget and a team of over 250 operatives. Garcia also led communications for Leticia Van de Putte’s lieutenant governor campaign and served as Director of Policy for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus. He began his career as an education policy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees in Government and Mexican American Studies, later becoming the first graduate of UT Austin’s Mexican American Studies Master’s program.