Texas Forward Podcast

Governor Christine Todd Whitman is the Co-Chair of the Forward Party, served as Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and was the head of the EPA during the Bush administration.This is Part one of a two-part series we recorded at the 5th Annual Ally Energy Workforce of the Future Summit.Our Communication Director Julie Kornegay, sat down with the former Governor to discuss the state of politics in America, education, energy, and the strong Women within the Forward Party.

Rev. Leslie Jackson is the Senior Pastor of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Houston, Texas. Rev. Jackson is a veteran of the United States Navy and spent several years working in the private & non-profit sector before he was ordained. This was a truly inspiring conversation that will resonate with anyone who feels like they don't fit neatly into the rigid buckets our society, or the two major political parties would like to place them in. Leslie’s story shows how great thin...

Katie Mehnert is the Founder and CEO of ALLY Energy. She served as Ambassador to the United States Department of Energy during the Trump Administration and on the National Petroleum Council by the Biden Administration. Katie is a globally recognized as an author and speaker and has been featured in Forbes, Scientific American, CNN, Newsweek, CNBC, and SXSW. In 2020, she published her first book “Grow with the Flow: Embracing Difference, Overcoming Failure, and Progress with Purpose”.&nbs...

Brent Veazey is the co-owner of Assisted Living Locators in Houston Texas, where he and his wife Pauline, help vulnerable seniors navigate the complexities of Medicare and get access to the care they need.He spent 15+ years working in the health insurance industry, in both the corporate and non-profit worlds, including stints w/ Cigna and the YMCA of Houston. Today's discussion touched on a wide variety of topics, including the shortage of Doctors here in TX , the current state of entit...

Rick Kennedy was the Democratic Nominee for Texas 17th Congressional District in 2018 and 2020, and now serves as the Texas Forward Party State Chair. Rick is the father of three, and he has had an accomplished career in software engineering and project management.Rick discusses what it was like running for Congress, how the two major political parties have rigged the game through tactics like Gerrymandering and what it’s been like leading the Texas Forward Party in its inaugural year.

David Green is a Sr National Organizer for Rank the Vote. Formerly, he was a Deputy Chapter Lead at Voter Choice Massachusetts and a Co-founder of the MA Yang Gang.David travels throughout the country building support for grassroots Ranked Choice Voting movements and working with policy makers to make RCV a reality. As a part of his month long journey throughout Texas, he stopped by to join the podcast in Austin.