Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Attorney General, Office of the

1 Member - 4 Years

General Information

Agency #: 302 300 W. 15th Street (78701)P.O. Box 12548Austin, TX 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	Austin, 01-2027

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
First Assistant Attorney General	Brent Webster	(512) 463-2100
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General	Ralph Molina	(512) 463-2100
Special Counsel and First Assistant AG	Joseph Mazzara	(512) 463-2100
Chief of Staff	Lesley French	(512) 463-2100
Scheduler	Constituent Affairs	(512) 463-2100
Special Advisor to the Atty. General	Suzanna Hupp	(512) 463-2057
Solicitor General	Aaron Nielson	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Billy Cole
Principal Deputy Solicitor General	Lanora Pettit	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Bill Davis	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Ben Wilson	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel	Forrest Brumbaugh	(512) 463-2100
Deputy Attorney for Legal Strategy	Ryan Walters	(512) 463-4139
Acting Director of Administration	Lesley French	(512) 463-2100
Director of Child Support (IV-D Director)	Ruth Anne Thornton	(512) 460-6000
Deputy Director for Child Support	Steve Roddy	(512) 460-6000
Associate Deputy AG for Child Support Legal Services	Joel Rogers	(512) 460-6000 / (512) 460-6628
Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation	Austin Kinghorn	(512) 463-2100
Associate Deputy AG for Civil Litigation	Ryan Baasch	(512) 463-2100
Deputy AG for Criminal Justice	Josh Reno	(512) 463-2100
Director of Law Enforcement	Brent Dupre	(512) 463-2100
Associate Deputy AG for Criminal Justice	Amber Platt	(512) 463-2100
Dlirector of Government Relations	George Lane	(512) 463-2100
Director of Communications	Paige Willey	(512) 463-2100
Chief Information Officer/Information Resources Mgr.	Tina McLeod	(512) 463-2100
Chief Financial Officer	Michele Price	(512) 936-0620
Employee Ombudsman	Jewell Smith	(512) 936-1208
Child Support Ombudsman	Stephanie Neely	(512) 460-6124
Accessibility Coordinator	Carlos Garcia	(512) 936-1654
Accounting	Keith Hafer	(512) 473-2008
Administrative Law	Ernest Garcia	(512) 936-0804
Antitrust	Position Open	(512) 463-1266
Bankruptcy and Collections	Rachel Obaldo	(512) 463-2173 / (512) 936-1409
Budget	Bruce Williamson	(512) 963-0625
Child Support Administrative Operations	Dawna Aigner	(512) 460-6000
Child Support Contract Operations	Michael Gray	(512) 460-6000
Child Support Program Innovation	Amanda Vasquez	(512) 460-6990
Child Support Field Support	Troy Martin	(512) 460-6000
Civil Medicaid Fraud	Elizabeth Brown Fore	(512) 463-2185
Constituent Affairs	Cyritha Riley Reed	(512) 475-4413
Consumer Protection	Ryan Baasch	(512) 463-9917
Crime Victim Services	Ryan Fisher	(512) 936-1200
Criminal Appeals	Ed Marshall	(512) 936-1400
Criminal Investigations	Jason Anderson	(512) 475-3397
Criminal Prosecutions	Shane Attaway	(512) 463-2062
Election Integrity	Geoff Barr	(512) 475-2547
Environmental Protection	Kellie E. Billings-Ray	(512) 463-2012
Executive Project Management Office	Rod Napier	(512) 475-4390
Facilities and Asset Management	Shawn Kitterman	(512) 305-8759
General Counsel	Justin Gordon	(512) 475-3210
General Litigation	Kim Gdula	(512) 475-4120
Grants Administration	Alisha Jackson	(512) 463-0826
HUB Coordinator	Rachel Rivera	(512) 475-4411
Human Resources	Henry De La Garza	(512) 463-2166
Human Trafficking	Amy Meredith	(512) 971-3508
Information Governance	April Norris	(512) 463-2463
Information Technology-Admin. & Legal	Bob Maiorano	(512) 936-0737
Internal Audit	Angelia Harris	(512) 475-4923
Law Enforcement Defense Division	Shanna Molinare	(512) 463-2080
Healthcare Program Enforcement Division	Amy Hilton
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit	William Marlowe	(512) 371-4724
Open Records	Tamara Smith	(512) 936-6736
Opinion Committee	Vacant
Outreach	Position Vacant	(512) 463-1861
Procurement and Contract Operations	Matthew Hinson	(512) 475-4509
Public Finance	Leslie Brock	(512) 475-2929
Public Information Coordinator	Lauren Downey	(512) 475-4213
Special Litigation	Vacant
Tax Division	Steven Robinson	(512) 936-2263
Tort Litigation	Kara Kennedy	(512) 463-2197
Transportation	Nanette DiNunzio	(512) 475-4654

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.