NAIFA-Texas Blog

2025 NAIFA Congressional Conference

Written by NAIFA-Texas | 6/2/25 2:44 PM

NAIFA's Congressional Conference is our signature grassroots advocacy eventEach year, we visit the nation's capitol to advocate for our clients, communities, and country. 

NAIFA’s annual Congressional Conference is crucial to our grassroots advocacy strategy. The event brings NAIFA members together as a critical mass to advocate on behalf of their businesses, clients, consumers, and the insurance and financial services industry. It provides targeted advocacy training with briefings on specific legislative issues, best practices for conducting congressional meetings, and tips for developing impactful long-term relationships with legislators.

NAIFA-Texas Board of Directors Member, Ian Escalante shared "Another successful Congressional Conference and Day on the Hill…advocating for insurance agents and financial advisors nationwide" following his experience traveling to Washington DC with his fellow NAIFA-Texas members. 

Texas was well represented during this year's event with members across the state including:

  • NAIFA-South Texas Member, Ana Alanis
  • NAIFA-Amarillo Area Member - William Atchley
  • NAIFA-Texas Board of Directors Member, Dereck Blair
  • NAIFA Houston Member - Justice Cordova
  • NAIFA-Texas Executive Director, Renae Davies
  • NAIFA National Employee and NAIFA-Texas Member, Erni Davis
  • NAIFA-Texas President, Rick Demko
  • NAIFA-Texas Secretary/Treasurer - Karen Easterling
  • NAIFA-Texas Board Member, Ian Escalante
  • NAIFA-Texas Member, Keith Forster
  • NAIFA-Texas Past President, Hollie Gandy Donohue
  • NAIFA-Texas Past President, Andra Grava
  • NAIFA-Texas Board of Directors Member, Joseph Hernandez
  • NAIFA-Dallas Member - Bobby Johnson
  • NAIFA-Texas Past President and 2025 recipient of the John M. Ruckel Lifetime Achievement Award - Les Littleton
  • NAIFA National President and NAIFA-Texas Past President, Doug Massey
  • NAIFA Houston Member - Tracy Miller
  • NAIFA-Houston President-Elect, Shane Minks
  • NAIFA-Dallas Member, Cynthia Mook
  • NAIFA-Texas Past President, Danny O'Connell
  • NAIFA-Texas Past President, Joseph Orr
  • NAIFA Houston Member - Marisol Perez
  • NAIFA Houston Member - Kate Phillips
  • NAIFA-Amarillo Area Leader, Cindy Price
  • NAIFA National Past President an NAIFA-Texas Past President, John M. Ruckel
  • NAIFA-Texas Board of Directors Member - Carrie Sayre
  • NAIFA-Texas Past President, Jim Thompson
  • NAIFA-Dallas President-Elect, Derek True
  • NAIFA National Secretary, John Wheeler
  • NAIFA South Texas Member - Cristian Yanez

 

NAIFA leaders are extremely passionate about protecting their clients' financial security! Financial professionals at NAIFA's Congressional Conference spent time meeting with their lawmakers to share stories about the vital protections their products and services give clients and how decisions made in Washington affect the financial security of 90 million American families.

 

 

NAIFA-Texas Members meeting with Legislators

 

 

 

 

(Left to right) NAIFA Houston President-Elect, Shane Minks, NAIFA Amarillo Area Leader, Cindy Price, Texas Representative, Craig Goldman, and NAIFA-Dallas President -Elect, Derek True


NAIFA-Texas Board Member, Ian Escalante

US Capitol

US Capitol Interior

(left to right) NAIFA-Texas Members, Dann O'Connell, Andra Grava, Cynthia Mook, and Derek True

US Library of Congress

US Capitol

NAIFA-Texas Past President, Joseph Orr (behind podium) and NAIFA-Texas Board Member, Ian Escalante

NAIFA-Texas Members meeting with Legislators

 

NAIFA-Texas Members meeting with Legislators

 

NAIFA South Texas Member, Ana Alanis

 

NAIFA-Texas Members meeting with Legislators

 

 

 

 

 

 
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