Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Attorney General, Office of the

1 Member - 4 Years

General Information

Agency #: 302 209 West 14th St. (78701)P.O. Box 12548Austin 78711-2548

(512) 463-2100
Crime Victims: (800) 983-9933
Consumer Protection: (800) 621-0508
Toll Free: (800) 252-8011
Child Support Enforcement: (800) 252-8014
Open Government Hotline: (877) 673-6839
Press Office: (512) 463-2050
(512) 475-2994
@TXAG
Staff Listing
Website

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Attorney General	The Honorable Ken Paxton	12-31-2022

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
First Assistant Attorney General	Jeffrey C. Mateer	(512) 463-2191
Deputy First Assistant AG	Brantley Starr	(512) 463-2191
Chief of Staff	Katherine Cary	(512) 463-2191
Director of Scheduling	Landry Jones	(512) 936-1874
Senior Legislative Advisor to the AG	Ben Williams	(512) 463-2191
Senior Counsel to the Attorney General	Zina Bash	(512) 463-2191
Special Counsel to the First Assistant AG	John Ellis	(512) 463-2191
Solicitor General	Kyle Hawkins	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Cam Barker	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Matt Frederick	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel	Ryan Bangert	(512) 463-2191
Associate Deputy AG for Special Litigation	Patrick Sweeten	(512) 463-2191
Deputy Attorney General for Administration	Lacey Mase	(512) 463-2191
Deputy AG for Child Support & IV-D Director	Mara Friesen	(512) 460-6000
Deputy Director for Child Support	Steve Roddy	(512) 460-6000
Deputy AG for Civil Litigation	Darren McCarty	(512) 463-2191
Associate Deputy AG for Civil Litigation	Nichole Bunker-Henderson	(512) 463-2191
Director of Law Enforcement	David Maxwell	(512) 463-2191
Deputy AG for Criminal Justice	Adrienne McFarland	(512) 463-2191
Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Strategic Initiatives	Steve Pier	(512) 463-2057
Associate Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Strategic Initiatives	Ryan Fisher	(512) 463-2057
Deputy Director of Communications and Senior Advisor	Marc Rylander	(512) 463-2191
Director of Communications	Jeff Hillery	(512) 463-2191
Chief Information Officer/Information Resources Manager	Rudy Montoya	(512) 463-2191
Controller	Michele Price	(512) 463-2191
Ombudsman	Katherine Manderson	(512) 936-1208
Child Support Ombudsman	Stephanie Neely	(512) 460-6124
Accessibility Coordinator	Anthony Moore	(512) 463-4091
Accounting	Keith Hafer	(512) 473-2008
Administrative Law	Craig Pritzlaff	(512) 475-4300
Admin. and Law Information Technology	Tina McLeod	(512) 475-4616
Antitrust	David Talbot	(512) 936-1644
Bankruptcy and Collections	Ron Del Vento	(512) 463-2173
Child Support and Public Official Services	Kathy McMichael	(512) 460-6000
Child Support Administration Operations	Hayley Hall	(512) 460-6137
Child Support Contract Operations	Michael Gray	(512) 460-6243
Child Support Family Initiatives	Noelita Lugo	(512) 460-6486
Child Support Field Operations	Myra Sines	(512) 460-6104
Child Support Information Technology	Lisa Petoskey	(512) 460-6811
Child Support Policy, Legal and Program Ops.	Al Ochoa	(512) 460-6459
Civil Medicaid Fraud	Ray Winter	(512) 463-2185
Constituent Affairs	Cyritha Riley Reed	(512) 475-4413
Consumer Protection	Paul Singer	(512) 463-2185
Crime Victim Services	Gene McCleskey	(512) 936-1200
Criminal Appeals	Ed Marshall	(512) 936-1400
Criminal Investigations	Cody Smirl	(512) 936-9570
Criminal Prosecutions	Lisa Tanner	(512) 463-2170
Enterprise Information Security	Claudia Escobar	(512) 936-0679
Environmental Protection	Priscilla Hubenak	(512) 463-2012
Executive Project Management Office	Rod Napier	(512) 475-4390
Facilities and Asset Management	Tom Taylor	(512) 475-3382
Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts	Joshua Godbey	(512) 463-2018
General Counsel	Ryan Vassar	(512) 475-3210
General Litigation	Amanda Cochran-McCall	(512) 463-2120
Grants Administration	Melissa Foley	(512) 936-7946
HUB Coordinator	Shawn Constancio	(512) 475-4411
Human Resources	Greg Simpson	(512) 463-2009
Information Governance	April Norris	(512) 936-1756
Internal Audit	Angelia Harris	(512) 475-4923
Law Enforcement Defense	Shanna Molinare	(512) 936-1282
Legal Technical Support	David Falk	(512) 475-4625
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit	Stormy Kelly	(512) 371-4710
Open Records	Justin Gordon	(512) 936-6736
Opinion Committee	Jennie Hoelscher	(512) 463-2110
Outreach	Amanda Sanders	(512) 463-1861
Procurement	Lisa Massock	(512) 475-4509
Public Finance	Leslie Brock	(512) 475-2929
Public Information Coordinator	Lauren Downey	(512) 475-4213
Tax Division	Jack Hohengarten	(512) 463-2002
Tort Litigation	Kara Kennedy	(512) 463-2197
Transportation	Randy Hill	(512) 463-2004

Notes

The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is charged by the Texas Constitution to defend the laws and the Constitution of the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation and approve public bond issues.