EMILYs List Endorses Chrysta Castañeda for Texas Railroad Commissioner
For Immediate Release
June 18, 2020
EMILYs List Endorses Chrysta Castañeda for Texas Railroad Commissioner
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Chrysta Castañeda for Texas railroad commissioner. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:
“EMILY's List is proud to endorse Chrysta Castañeda for Texas railroad commissioner. Chrysta will bring new leadership to a body dominated by commissioners who have long neglected the public health and safety of Texas taxpayers. Texans deserve a leader who will protect the state's natural resources and invest in newer and greener energy alternatives. Chrysta will fight on behalf of everyday people instead of big corporations and we are excited to see the much-needed change she will bring to the Texas Railroad Commission.”
Chrysta Castañeda is an engineer, lawyer, and tireless advocate for women. The founding partner of her law firm in Dallas, Chrysta’s work has been recognized by the National Law Journal and named to the Texas Lawyer's Verdicts Hall of Fame. She previously served on the board of Ignite Texas, an organization dedicated to fostering women’s political ambitions, and is a current board member of the Texas Women’s Foundation. Chrysta is a graduate of Kansas State University and the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
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