Jesse Ancira

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Personal Information

Ancira is the Speaker's former general counsel, a post he has held since 2009. He was named interim chief of staff in March. Ancira has nearly two decades of experience in Texas state government. His state government experience also includes being a former associate deputy comptroller and general counsel with the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts. He has also served the federal government and is a former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.