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
Chief of Staff	Lesley French	(512) 463-2100
Special Advisor to the Atty. General	Suzanna Hupp	(512) 463-2057
Scheduler	Constituent Affairs	(512) 463-2100
Solicitor General	William Peterson	(512) 936-1700
Principal Deputy Solicitor General	Billy Cole	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Rance Craft	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Solicitor General	Position Open	(512) 936-1700
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel	Forrest Brumbaugh	(512) 463-2100
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy	Ryan Walters	(512) 463-4139
Operations Director	Jim Darwin	(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	Will Wassdorf	(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	Position Open	(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	Thomas York	(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
Constituent Affairs	Carlos Ibanez	(512) 475-4413
Consumer Protection	Johnathan Stone	(512) 475-4196
Crime Victim Services	Lane Brown	(512) 936-1200
Criminal Appeals	Tomee Heining	(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
Facilities and Asset Management	Shawn Kitterman	(512) 289-3839
Fiscal Management and External Reporting	Natalie Brown	(512) 936-2957
General Counsel	Justin Gordon	(512) 475-3210
General Litigation	Kim Gdula	(512) 475-4120
Grants Administration	Alisha Jackson	(512) 463-0826
HUB Coordinator	Angelica Lopez	(512) 475-4411
Human Resources	Henry De La Garza	(512) 463-2166
Human Trafficking	Amy Meredith	(512) 463-2100
Data & Information Services	Edgar Curtis	(512) 954-1958
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	(512) 936-1327
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit	William Marlowe	(512) 371-4724
Open Records	Tamara Smith	(512) 936-6736
Opinion Committee	Joshua Fiveson	(512) 463-2110
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	Ryan Kercher	(512) 936-1858
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.