Agriculture Commissioner-elect Sid Miller has announced the newest members of his transition team.
Two members are outgoing State Reps. who chose not to run for re-election this year. Both are considered water experts in the state.
Outgoing State Representative Allen Ritter of Nederland, the current Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee and author of the legislation creating the state’s long-term water plan and outgoing State Representative Bill Callegari of Katy, civil engineer and one of the state’s leading water experts.
Other newly announced members of Miller’s transition team include:
Lillie Gilligan of Austin, health & human services expert and water conservation advocate;
Jim Reaves of Austin, Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs with the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association;
Johnny Trotter of Hereford, President of the American Quarter Horse Association, CEO of Livestock Investors LLT, owner of Bar G Feedyard, and 2015 inductee of the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame;
Kenneth Banks of Schulenburg, President of IMCO and council and committee member of the American Quarter Horse Foundation;
Pierre De Wet of Tyler, Texas agricultural entrepreneur and President & Founder of Kiepersol Enterprises;
Bob Reeves of Center, President of C & R Refrigeration & Reeves Enterprises, East Texas rancher and timber producer;
Diane Chilton-Harper of Pilot Point, World Champion Quarter Horse Breeder & Founder and Chair of the Texas Bred Horse Association; and
Sylvia Hernandez Maddox of Austin, former President of the Republican Hispanic National Assembly, conservative leader, and seventh generation South Texas rancher.