Texas Tribune Festival 2019

Svitek covers politics for the Tribune and has served as editor of The Blast, the Tribune's subscription-only daily newsletter for political insiders. Previously, he worked for the Houston Chronicle’s Austin bureau and interned at The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Huffington... Read More →

Gaitan serves as the national spokesperson for The LIBRE Initiative, a nonprofit that works to inform and mobilize the U.S. Hispanic community. He also serves on NBC Universal’s advisory council for the Erase The Hate project. Previously, Gaitan served as director of communications... Read More →

Lilly is the president and CEO of the political consulting firm Lilly & Company, which works with many congressional leaders, state legislators and Texas Supreme Court members. Previously, she worked as a staffer for Railroad Commissioner Barry Williamson, and she has worked in every... Read More →

Roe founded the Republican consulting firm Axiom Strategies in 2006. In 2008 he coordinated phone contact and GOTV efforts for then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign. Roe also worked on Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaigns and ran U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2015... Read More →

Steinhauser is a partner at the public relations and political consulting company Steinhauser Strategies. Previously, he worked as U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's campaign manager in 2014 and served as a political strategist for U.S. Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Michael McCaul. Steinhauser also... Read More →