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Texas Victories

We define and dominate Texas politics.

We know how to win. And win big.

Our team of Texas Lobbyists leverages their decades of experience and connections to bring your issues directly to lawmakers and agency heads who make the important decisions.

  • Rated Top 3 Texas Lobby team
  • 90% bill passage rate in the 85th Legislative Session
  • Selected Top Texas Education Lobbyist by the Texas Education Council
  • Private Providers Association of Texas Five Star Healthcare Champion
  • Unprecedented success in procurement lobbying
Cantella
Cantella
Chad Cantella is a principal with Texas Star Alliance, a Top 3 Texas Lobby Team, with over 25 years of experience lobbying and running political campaigns in Texas and surrounding states.
He is available to offer expertise in the following areas:
  • Public Policy
  • Texas Politics
  • Healthcare
    • Medicaid
    • Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
    • Managed Care
  • Criminal Justice
    • Juvenile Justice
    • Community Supervision (Probation)
    • Law Enforcement Technology
  • Education
    • School Safety
    • Pre-K Education
    • Digital Education
  • Technology
  • Association Management
  • Nonprofit Organizations



Chad has served in key roles assist clients ranging from national non-profits to major industry groups, including the Texas Computer Education Association, Cenikor, the Private Providers Association of Texas and the Texas Probation Association. He has worked extensively on statewide political campaigns, providing government relations consulting and political campaign management.

Clients Chad has represented . . .

We help individuals and organizations across the country with a wide range of regulatory and business matters.

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frogstreet
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KinderCare
PrivateProvidersAssociationofTexas
TeachingStrategies
BigBrothersBigSistersTexas
EckerdYouthAlternatives-Inc
Rite-of-Passage
BCFS
Wells-Fargo-Insurance-Services
Texas-Juvenile-Justice-Providers-Association
Hard-Rock-Hotel-Holdings
eHealthScreenings,-LLC
Digital-Sandbox
Childnet
Texas-Association-for-the-Education-of-Young-Children
client
Association-of-Gaming-Equipment-Manufacturers-(AGEM)
Purfoods
client
Living-Tree
M-Corp
Cenikor
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client
client
client
client
client
Texans-Advocating-for-Meaningful-Student-Assessment-(TAMSA)
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client
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Newsroom

March 25, 2019 in Press Releases

A conversation about criminal justice reform in Texas

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January 30, 2019 in Press Releases

Chad Cantella Ranked Among Top 1.5 Percent of Texas Lobbyists

Capitol Inside positions the renowned education and healthcare lobbyist number 34 in elite list of 200 AUSTIN – Capitol Inside has ranked Chad Cantella number 34 of the 200 elite…
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Chad Cantella

1122 Colorado St #102
Austin, TX 78701

Chad Cantella
512.699.0968

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917.684.8241