Meet Representative Hochberg's Staff

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Meet Rep. Hochberg's Staff

Renita Coleman serves as Constituent Service Specialist in Mr. Hochberg's Houston office. Renita earned her Associates degree in Fine Arts from Tyler Junior College in 1989, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Sam Houston State University in 1992. A native of Lufkin, Renita is the proud mother of son Quinton. To reach Renita by e-mail, click here.

Shawn Leventhal serves as a Legislative Aide in Rep. Hochberg’s Capitol Office. Before coming to Austin, Shawn worked as Director of Policy Communication for ttweak, a Houston media firm. Shawn graduated from Rice University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Policy Studies. At Rice, Shawn was a founding member of the Baker Institute Student Forum at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and served as president of the Rice Young Democrats. To reach Shawn by e-mail, click here.

Mr. Hochberg's Capitol and district office staff are paid from a state budget made available to him as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. Although each member of the House can determine the size of his or her staff, the budget effectively limits the number of staff members who can be hired. When the legislature is meeting (the first five months of every odd-numbered year), temporary staff members are added in the Capitol office to write and review legislation and to respond to a significant increase in constituent inquiries.