Bexar County GOP Chairman Kris Coons is one of the conservatives in Texas who understands that the bottom line of all politics is public policy. Kris has worked for years to educate voters in San Antonio on why elections matter, making enormous gains while pushing back against those city and county leaders who advocate looney progressive policies.
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Today marks Day 31 of the government shutdown and it’s been 12 days since the big heist at the Louvre. In this special Halloween edition, here’s who made the list:
Oklahoma State University finally fired football coach Mike Gundy this week after another embarrassing defeat by the University of Tulsa. At least they didn’t fire him for telling the truth.
A number of respected higher education reform leaders, led by the Manhattan Institute, recently issued a statement detailing everything that is wrong with colleges and universities today.
Sherry Sylvester has been working at the nexus of politics and public policy her entire career, She was part of the original campaign and transition teams of Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and she managed his 2018 re-election campaign. She served as the Senior Advisor to Patrick for almost ten years. She is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think-tank.
Earlier in her career, she worked on the other side of the political spectrum, including serving as Communications Director for Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman ever nominated for Vice President on a major party ticket. She also worked for David Dinkins, a Democrat and the first African-American elected Mayor of New York City. Sherry served for over a decade as the spokesperson and a strategic advisor to Texans for Lawsuit Reform and has led the charge on other public policy reforms including education, immigration and health care. She brings her broad perspective to a regular podcast, the Sherry Sylvester Show and a weekly newsletter, 9th & Congress – learn more here.