Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 11:47:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time Subject: Public Informa/on Request (034-19 Evers) Date: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 4:48:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: Alix Morris To: records@americanoversight.org AEachments: 034-19 Evers Documents - READY FOR RELEASE.pdf October 21, 2019 Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th St NW Washington, DC 20005 e-mail: records@americanoversight.org Dear Mr. Evers: On October 7, 2019, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor (the "OOLG") received your request under the Public Information Act (the "PIA") for the following information: All communications (including emails, email attachments, text messages, calendar invitations/entries, letters, memoranda, or other communications) sent by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, or anyone acting as his scheduler or assistant, to any of the individuals or entities listed below: a. Any employees or representatives of the American Center for Law and Justice, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in aclj.org. b. Any employees or representatives of the American Conservative Union Foundation, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in conservative.org. c. Any employees or representatives of the American Federalism Project, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in americanfederalism.org. d. Any employees or representatives of the American Legislative Exchange Council, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in alec.org. e. Any employees or representatives of Americans for Prosperity, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in americansforprosperity.org. f. Any employees or representatives of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in americansforprosperityfoundation.org. g. Any employees or representatives of Capital Research Center, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in capitalresearchcenter.org. h. Any employees or representatives of Citizen Voters, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in citizenvoters.vote. i. Any employees or representatives of the Mercatus Center, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in mercatus.org j. Any employees or representatives of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in publicinterestlegal.org. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. Any employees or representatives of the State Policy Network, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in spn.org Any employees or representatives of Take Back Our Republic, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in takeback.org. Any employees or representatives of the Cato Institute, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in cato.org. Any employees or representatives of the Federalist Society, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in fedsoc.org. Any employees or representatives of the Heartland Institute, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in heartland.org. Any employees or representatives of the Heritage Foundation, including but not limited to anyone with an email address ending in heritage.org. Cleta Mitchell, including but not limited to the email address cmitchell@foley.com. Thomas Farr, including but not limited to the email address thomas.farr.orgletree.com. Lynn Westmoreland. In an effort to accommodate the Lieutenant Governor’s office and reduce the number of responsive records to be processed and produced, American Oversight has limited its request to emails and other records sent by the Lieutenant Governor and anyone acting as his scheduler or assistant. Our office has compiled the information responsive to your request. Accordingly, the information responsive to your request is attached to this e-mail. Please note our office has redacted confidential email addresses under section 552.137 of the PIA and Open Records Decision No. 684. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to call me at 512‑463‑0295. Sincerely, Alix Morris Deputy General Counsel Office of the Lieutenant Governor From: Hannah Hamilton Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 10:34 AM To: Kline, Jessica Cc: lmoehl, James ; Malcolm, John Subject: RE: Speaking Invitation at The Heritage Foundation Symposium on Federalism (July 17) Jessica, Thank you for the invitation for Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to speak at the upcoming Heritage Foundation Symposium on Wednesday, July 17. We ask that all speaking requests complete the form attached. Please return it back to me when you are able. Feel free to skip over any questions that do not apply to the symposium. Best regards, Hannah Hamilton Scheduler & Special Assistant Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1 TX-OLG-19-1259-A-000001 P.O. Box 12068 Austin, TX 78711 512-463-2212 Hannah. Hamilton@ltgov.texas.gov From: Kline, Jessica > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 4:27 PM To: Hannah Hamilton Cc: lmoehl, James ; Malcolm, John Subject: Speaking Invitation at The Heritage Foundation Symposium on Federalism (July 17) Importance: High Dear Ms. Hamilton: I hope this email finds you well. Attached, please find a formal invitation from Heritage's President, Kay Coles James, to Lieutenant Governor Patrick to speak at The Heritage Foundation's upcoming symposium, Restoring Federalism: Giving Power Back to the States on the morning of July 17 at our headquarters in Washington, D.C. We are working on this halfday conference in coordination with the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. The attached invitation contains more information about the program and event details, and we have also included a draft agenda with the full list of invited speakers. We hope Lieutenant Governor Patrick will consider joining us next month for this special program. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Jessica Jessica Kline Deputy Director of Programs institute for Constitutional Government The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-608-6184 heritage.org 2 TX-OLG-19-1259-A-000002 Hannah Hamilton From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Categories: Kline, Jessica Monday, July 1, 2019 10:29 AM Hannah Hamilton lmoehl, James; Malcolm, John; Rick Dearborn RE: Speaking Invitation at The Heritage Foundation Symposium on Federalism (July 17) Federalism Conference - Agenda Draft (July 17) 7-1-2019.doc; Rick Dearborn Bio.docx; Lieutenant Governor's Event Form (002).pdf Red Category Dear Hannah: Attached is the completed event form. I also attached the draft agenda with the confirmed and invited speakers, and the bio for Rick Dearborn, who will be moderating the panel that we have asked the Lieutenant Governor to be a part of. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Kind regards, Jessica Jessica Kline Deputy Director of Programs Institute for Constitutional Government The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-608-6184 herita e.or From: Hannah Hamilton Sent: Monday, July l, 2019 10:34 AM To: Kline, Jessica < > Cc: lmoehl, James ; Malcolm, John > Subject: RE: Speaking Invitation at The Heritage Foundation Symposium on Federalism (July 17) Jessica, Thank you for the invitation for Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to speak at the upcoming Heritage Foundation Symposium on Wednesday, July 17. We ask that all speaking requests complete the form attached. Please return it back to me when you are able. Feel free to skip over any questions that do not apply to the symposium. Best regards, Hannah Hamilton Scheduler & Special Assistant Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1 TX-OLG-19-1259-B-000001 P.O. Box 12068 Austin, TX 78711 512-463-2212 Hannah.Hamilton@ltgov.texas.gov From: Kline, Jessica < > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 4:27 PM To: Hannah Hamilton Cc: lmoehl, James < >; Malcolm, John Subject: Speaking Invitation at The Heritage Foundation Symposium on Federalism (July 17) Importance: High > Dear Ms. Hamilton: I hope this email finds you well. Attached, please find a formal invitation from Heritage's President, Kay Coles James, to Lieutenant Governor Patrick to speak at The Heritage Foundation's upcoming symposium, Restoring Federalism: Giving Power Back to the States on the morning of July 17 at our headquarters in Washington, D.C. We are working on this halfday conference in coordination with the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. The attached invitation contains more information about the program and event details, and we have also included a draft agenda with the full list of invited speakers. We hope Lieutenant Governor Patrick will consider joining us next month for this special program. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Jessica Jessica Kline Deputy Director of Programs Institute for Constitutional Government The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-608-6184 heritage.org 2 TX-OLG-19-1259-B-000002 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAN EVENT FORM LOGISTICS: I) Name of Event or Organization: 2) Date Time: 3) Location (address, suite, room, etc): 4) Scheduling Contact Name: Email: Cell: 5) Website: 6) Will there be a (YIN): a. Stage: b. Podium: e. Lighting: d. Sound System:? 7) Who will greet the Lt. Governor: 3) Timeline ovaentIProgram: 9) Attire (Casual, Business, Cocktail. Black Tie): AUDIENCE: 1) Expected Size: 2) Audience Make-up: 3) Notable Audience Members (Elected Officials. VIPs): PROGRAMISPEECH: 1) Press (open or closed): 2) Purpose of Event (background information): 3) Who will introduce the Lt. Governor? (Please provide bio): NOTE *short? introductions are preferable 4) Has the Lt. Governor Spoken to this group before? 5) Suggested length of the Lt. Governor?s remarks: 6) Are there other speakers? If so, who? 7) Is there any other miscellaneous information about the organization or event that the Lt. Governor should know? IMPORTANTINFORMATION: 1) Use of the Lt. Governor?s name or image on any printed material or social media platform requires written authorization from this office. Please submit any materials you intend to use for approval prior to printing or publishing. 2) No gi?s. please. Ifyou have questions regarding gifts. please contact the Lt. Govemor?s of?ce. CTlie. Hetitage Foundation Edwin Meese Ill Center for Legal and Judlclal Studies AGENDA Restoring Federalism: Giving Power Back to the States The Heritage Foundation, in coordination with the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, is hosting a half-day symposium to highlight the importance of promoting good federalism. Bringing together the leading voices in our government and key thought leaders, we will discuss what more can be done by the Administration, what opportunities we might have in Congress to advance principles of federalism, and how outside groups and state officials might best help advance the cause of freedom. Join us for a half-day symposium, as we examine policies to promote cooperative federalism on an array of fronts. B:OO a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Kay Coles James, President, The Heritage Foundation Opening Discussion: Federalism and the Trump Administration o The Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff (confinned) o Moderator: Kay Coles James, President, The Heritage Foundation (confinned) Panel I - Federalism and the Executive Branch Perspective 9:30a.m. Comments & Discussion on Deregulation to Empower States from Workforce, Economic Development, Agriculture & Biosciences to Energy o o o o Paul Ray, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs OR The Honorable Russ Vought, Acting Director, U.S Office of Management and Budget (In vited) The Honorable [Insert Cabinet Member], TBD (Wheeler, Bernhardt) (Invited) The Honorable Doug Hoelscher, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director, White House Intergovernmental Affairs (confinned) Tommy Binion, Vice President of Congressional and Executive Branch Relations, The Heritage Foundation Moderator (confinned) Panel II - Federalism from the State and Local Perspective 10:30 a.m. o o o o o The Honorable Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota (Invited) The Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas (Invited) The Honorable Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General (tentative) Arie Nesbitt, Michigan State Senator and Senate President Pro Tempore (Invited) Rick Dearborn, Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Federalism, The Heritage Foundation and Partner, The Cypress Group LLC - Moderator (confinned) Panel Ill - Federalism from the Congressional Perspective 11:30 a.m . o o o o The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, United States Representative (R-WA) (confinned) The Honorable Rob Bishop, United States Representative (R-UT) (confinned) The Honorable Mike Lee, United States Senator (R-UT) (Invited) Rick Dearborn, Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Federalism, The Heritage Foundation and Partner, The Cypress Group LLC - Moderator (confinned) 12:30 p.m. Closing Comments followed by Lunch in Allison Foyer Rick Dearborn, Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Federalism, The Heritage Foundation and Partner, The Cypress Group LLC (confinned) Wednesday, July 17, 2019 -The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE I Washington, DC 200021(202)546-4400 TX-OLG-19-1259-B-000004 Rick Dearborn Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Federalism, The Heritage Foundation and Partner, The Cypress GroupLLC For the past thirty years Rick Dearborn has served two U.S. Presidents, six U.S. Senators, a premier think tank and a major trade association on Capitol Hill. From January of 2017 until mid-March of 2018, Mr. Dearborn served The President of the United States as his Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Dearborn was responsible for the day-to-day operations of -100 staff in five separate Executive Office of the President (EOP) departments Three days after the 2016 election, President-Elect Trump tapped Vice President-elect Mike Pence to serve as Chairman of the Presidential Transition Team and asked Mr. Dearborn to serve as the Executive Director. Daily responsibility included the direction and management of the core components of the Transition Team's 600+ members. Prior to leading the President's Transition team, Mr. Dearborn had served for twelve years from 2005 until January of 2017 as Chief of Staff to then U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions. He served Senator Sessions for a total of eighteen and a half years having been originally hired as the Senator's Legislative Director in 1997. In 2003, between serving as Senator Sessions' Legislative Director and Chief of Staff, Mr. Dearborn was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional Affairs, where he worked with the Senate, House and Tribal Governments on the President's Energy agenda. Prior employment has included working at the National Republican Senatorial Committee for Sens. Rudy Boschwitz and Don Nickles, The Heritage Foundation, where he was Director of Congressional Relations, and lobbying for the American Medical Association. He has served in Senate Leadership Offices as well, for Senators Trent Lott and Bob Kasten on the Senate Republican Conference, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee. Mr. Dearborn graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1988. He and his wife, Gina split their time between homes in Alexandria, VA and Birmingham, AL. TX-OLG-19-1259-B-000005 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAN PATRICK'S EVENT FORM LOGISTICS: 1) Name of Event or Organization: The Heritage Foundation's Restoring Federalism Symposium 2) Date & Time: Wednesday, July 17, 8:45am-12:30pm. The panel we are asking to Lt. Gov. to present on: 10:30-11 :30am 3) Location (address, suite, room, etc.): The Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE Washington. D.C. Event location: Heritage's Allison Auditorium and Foyer 4) Scheduling Contact Name:_J_es_s_ica_KJ_in_e_______ _ _________ Cell: 216-390-5037 Email: ------------5) Event/Organization Website: www.heritage.org ---------------------6) Will there be a (YIN): a. Stage: Y b. Podium: Y C. Lighting: _Y_ d. Sound System:_Y_ 7) Who will greet the Lt. Governor: Heritage President, Kay Coles James 8) Timeline of Event/Program:_P_le_a_ se_s_e_e_a_tt_ac_h_e_d_tu_n_p_ro_g_ra_m____________ 9) Attire (Casual, Business, Cocktail, Black Tie):_B_u_s1_ne_s_s_p_ro_re_s_si_on_a_1_______ AUDIENCE: l) Expected Size:_2_3o_ __ 2) Audience Make-up: $1.i.i.;1.a.~ondor:.t91Mmmentotlcia"""1Hoo.~~ . . .,..,..tri:s,ocadillricMtlouOl'tooditnol'ldld"IOClcyoro-o-.t'llfCN\inuaspec.e 3) Notable Audience Members (Elected Officials, VIPs): Mick Mulvaney, Rep. Rob Bish(R)Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Secretary Wheeler/Bernhardt, Governor Kristi Noem. Sen. Mike Lee PROGRAM/SPEECH: 1) Press (open or closed):_o_pe_n_ _ _ _ __ 2) Purpose of Event (background infonnation): ,,.. ...,..........................................""""'""""'"'._._.. ., 3) Who will introduce the Lt. Governor? (Please provide bio): Rick Dearborn Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Federalism, The Heritage Foundation and Partner, The Cypress Group LLC NOTE *short introductions are preferable 4) Has the Lt. Governor spoken to this group before?_N_o_ __ 5) Suggested length of the Lt. Governor's remarks: ..,.~..,..... .,........,..,> 6) Are there other speakers? If so, who? South Dakota Govemor Kristi Noem Arizona Attorney General Mark Bmovlch Michigan State Legislator Arie Nesbitt 7) Is there any other miscellaneous infonnation about the organization or event that the Lt. Governor should know? Tho panel we are asking the Lieutenant Govemo< to speak on Is titled, oFederalism from the State and Local Lovet." We are asking each of the lour speakers to give opening remar1