YOUNG DEALER DAY AT THE TEXAS CAPITOL Young Dealer Day at the Capitol was a huge success! The young people in our Texas Dealer Academy (TDA) continue to shine and impress with their ability to advocate for the franchised dealer community. Nowhere was that more evident than their recent day at the Texas Capitol, hosted by the TADA Legislative Office. The following TDA members made the trip to Austin in March for this event: Central and Southeast: Claire McDonald (TADA Legislative Chair), Chris Wall Houston and East Texas: Robby Knapp, Anthony Gullo Rodriguez, Brett Rodriguez, John Thomas San Antonio: Claire Cavender McNab Valley: Jackie Cervantes, Andrea Yoder, Lien Yoder, Ryan Yoder The program began with a dinner at Perry’s in downtown Austin the night before the group was scheduled to make their visits at the Texas Capitol. During the gathering for dinner, the group was joined by House Transportation Chairman Terry Canales, TADA’s Darren Whitehurst, Karen Phillips, and Kathy Sims and addressed by TADA Chairman Charlie Gilchrist of Weatherford and Rob Braziel and Kate McGrath from the TADA Legislative Office. Also joining the group for dinner were the metro/regional association executives, including Lexi and D’Anne Buquet of the Valley and El Paso, Pam Crail of San Antonio, Brent Franks of Dallas/Fort Worth, and Wyatt Wainwright and RoShelle Salinas of Houston. DEALER’S CHOICE 28
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