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SUMMARY:Special Public Policy Event - 2016 - July 21
DESCRIPTION:The Richardson Chamber's Public Policy Committee will host this special event with featured speaker Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.\n\n\n\nDon't miss out on this great opportunity to feature your business and support our efforts to inform members on important legislative issues. The following sponsorships are available:\n\n\n\nTitle Sponsor - $1\,500 (lim. 1)\n\nAssociate Sponsor - $750 (lim. 4)\n\nTable Sponsor - $400\n\nIndividual ticket (member) - $45\n\nIndividual ticket (non-member) - $65\n\n\n\nFor more information on benefits of each sponsorship\, see our special events sponsorship page (PDF).\n\n\n\n\nAbout Commissioner George P. Bush\n\n \n\nGeorge Prescott Bush is a native Texan\, born in Houston on April 24\, 1976. He was elected Texas Land Commissioner on Nov. 4\, 2014\, earning more votes than any other statewide candidate on the ballot. Commissioner Bush took office on Jan. 2\, 2015. As Texas Land Commissioner\, Bush works to ensure Texas veterans get the benefits they've earned\, oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education and manages state lands to produce the oil and gas that is helping make America energy-independent.\n\n\n\nCommissioner Bush has dedicated his life to public service\, working as a public school teacher in Miami after graduating from Rice University and serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Commissioner Bush is a successful businessman. He joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP after earning his Juris Doctorate at the University of Texas School of Law. He subsequently co-founded Pennybacker Capital LLC\, a real estate private equity firm\, in 2007\, and St. Augustine Partners LLC\, a Fort Worth-based investment firm focused on oil and gas transactions and consulting for private businesses. Commissioner Bush also co-chaired a $30 million capital campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters in North Texas and served as the co-chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Celebration of Reading. He was the Tarrant County chairman for Uplift Education a highly successful Dallas-based public charter network focused on closing the achievement gap in inner-city public schools. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.\n\n\n\nCommissioner Bush is the grandson of President George H.W. Bush\, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the nephew of President George W. Bush. He lives in Austin with his wife\, Amanda\, and their two sons\, Prescott and Jack.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Richardson Chamber'\;s Public Policy Committee will host this special event with featured speaker Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
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\nDon'\;t miss out on this \;great opportunity to feature your business and support our efforts to inform members on important legislative issues. The following sponsorships are available:
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\nTitle Sponsor - $1\,500 (lim. 1)
\nAssociate Sponsor - $750 (lim. 4)
\nTable Sponsor - $400
\nIndividual ticket (member) - \;$45
\nIndividual ticket (non-member) - \;$65
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\nFor more information on benefits of each sponsorship\, see our special events sponsorship page (PDF).\n
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\nAbout Commissioner George P. Bush
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George Prescott Bush is a native Texan\, born in Houston on April 24\, 1976. He was elected Texas Land Commissioner on Nov. 4\, 2014\, earning more votes than any other statewide candidate on the ballot. Commissioner Bush took office on Jan. 2\, 2015. \;As Texas Land Commissioner\, Bush works to ensure Texas veterans get the benefits they&rsquo\;ve earned\, oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education and manages state lands to produce the oil and gas that is helping make America energy-independent.\n
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Commissioner Bush has dedicated his life to public service\, working as a public school teacher in Miami after graduating from Rice University and serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Commissioner Bush is a successful businessman. He joined Akin Gump Strauss \;Hauer
\;&\; \;Feld
\;LLP after earning his \;Juris
\;Doctorate at the University of Texas School of Law. He subsequently co-founded \;Pennybacker
\;Capital LLC\, a real estate private equity firm\, in 2007\, and St. Augustine Partners LLC\, a Fort Worth-based investment firm focused on oil and gas transactions and consulting for private businesses. Commissioner Bush also co-chaired a $30 million capital campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters in North Texas and served as the co-chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Celebration of Reading. He was the Tarrant County chairman for Uplift Education &mdash\; a highly successful Dallas-based public charter network focused on closing the achievement gap in inner-city public schools. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.\n
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Commissioner Bush is the grandson of President George H.W. Bush\, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the nephew of President George W. Bush. He lives in Austin with his wife\, Amanda\, and their two sons\, Prescott and Jack.