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.
Speakers:
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.
Scott Braddock
Scott Braddock has been called a lot of things.
But first and foremost, he is the Editor of the Quorum Report, *the* news source for political insiders in Texas. For the last decade, he’s hosted the state’s number one politics podcast. His new show, “Quorum Report Radio,” is now available on all podcast apps.
Scott’s numerous media appearances include Fox News Channel, CNN, CBS News, ABC News, radio talk shows all over Texas, and more. Texas Monthly Magazine called him “the best sourced journalist at the Texas Capitol.”
For many years, Scott was the chief political reporter for the two biggest radio news stations in Texas: KTRH in Houston and KRLD in Dallas-Fort Worth. He’s also been honored with the Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards for investigative journalism and received recognition for excellence and fairness in political reporting from the Texas Congressional delegation.
Scott’s from rural Texas. He grew up on a farm in Wharton County and later started his radio career when he was 16 in Brenham spinning records (yes, records) and reading school lunch menus on the air. At 19, he began covering the news in Bryan/College Station and the rest is history.