Meet the Texas Legislative Fellows
The Texas Legislative Fellowship Program brings together outstanding students from across the University of Texas System who are passionate about public service, policy, and leadership. This page highlights our past fellows and includes information on their academic home campus and the office where they completed their fellowship.
89th Legislative Session Cohort
Dane Adams
UT Tyler
Office of the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott
Madison Alvarez
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer
Emily Betancourt
UT Tyler
Office of Texas State Representative Eddie Morales Jr.
Jordyn Dillard
UT Dallas
Office of Texas State Representative Salman Bhojani
Marissa Nicole Equiniones
UT Permian Basin
Office of the Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Julia Heck
UT Permian Basin
Office of Texas State Senator Judith Zaffirini
Brett Khanh Jacobsen
UT Permian Basin
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Aswa Kamal
UT San Antonio
Office of Texas State Representative Josey Garcia
Rujul Kulkarni
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Senator Nathan Johnson
Sophia Lopez
UT Rio Grande Valley
Office of the Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Dua Sattar Manganhar
UT Rio Grande Valley
Office of Texas State Representative Erin Gamez
Matthew Allen Moses
UT San Antonio
Office of Texas State Senator Bob Hall
Hasti Patel
UT Dallas
Office of Texas State Senator Royce West
Leslie Puentes
UT Dallas
Office of Texas State Representative Salman Bhojani
Maia Oralia Rodriguez
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Representative Trent Ashby
Sydney Marie Shifflett
Stephen F. Austin State University
Office of Texas State Representative Joanne Shofner
Nathan Sullivan
UT Arlington
Office of Texas State Representative Chris Turner
Maddy Terry
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen
Emiliano Valenzuela
UT El Paso
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Tommy Wan
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Senator Nathan Johnson
Isais Almonte
UT Permian Basin
Office of Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner
Stephany Rae Bauer
UTHealth Houston
Office of Texas State Senator Judith Zaffirini
Trent Bush
Stephen F. Austin State University
Office of Texas State Representative Todd Hunter
Michelle Elele
UT Dallas
Office of Texas State Representative Rhetta Bowers
Jonah C. Espinoza
UT San Antonio
Texas House of Representatives Parliamentarian's Office
Ethan Hernandez
UT San Antonio
Office of Texas State Senator José Menéndez
Jeremiah Joseph
UT Arlington
Office of Texas State Senator Royce West
Miguel Koch
Stephen F. Austin State University
Office of Texas State Senator Robert Nichols
Madison Lindsey
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Senator Royce West
Shawn Maki
UT San Antonio
Office of Texas State Representative Erin Zwiener
Dylan Lee Miles
Stephen F. Austin State University
Senate Committee on Education
Param Naik
UT Dallas
Office of Texas State Representative Angie Chen Button
Bianca Vanessa Perez
UT El Paso
Office of Texas State Senator César Blanco
Ricky Ramos
UT Permian Basin
Texas House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms Office
Heer Shah
UT Dallas
Office of Texas State Representative Mihaela Plesa
Matthew Wilson Stafford
Stephen F. Austin State University
Office of Texas State Representative John Lujan
Yaseen Tasnif
UT Arlington
Office of Texas State Representative Erin Zwiener
Kayla Trujillo
UT San Antonio
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Fiona Greer Valorz
UT San Antonio
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Tariq Wrensford
UT Austin
Office of Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds
