Ross Giesinger
Cornerstone Government Affairs
rgiesinger@cgagroup.comA
(832)7246682
919 Congress Ave., Ste. 1000, Austin, TX, 78701,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links: Website
Former policy advisor to the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade PhelanServed as committee director for the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and as general counsel and legislative director to Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-TX)Member of the Texas Bar Legislative & Campaign Law Section and Austin Young Lawyers Association
1) Advanced Power Alliance
2) Air Liquide
3) American Kratom Association
4) Atascosa County
5) Baker Institute
6) BayMark Health Services
7) Bristow Group
8) Cemex
9) Chick-fil-A, Inc.
10) Climavision Operating, LLC
11) Community Choice Financial OpCo, LLC
12) Community Health Choice
13) DeWitt County
14) Endeavors
15) Environmental Defense Action Fund
16) Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
17) Garner Environmental
18) Gonzales County
19) Harris Health System
20) Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company
21) Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund
22) Hunt Companies, Inc.
23) Luminant Generation Company LLC
24) McMullen County
25) National Association of Chain Drug Stores
26) Outfront Media Inc.
27) Parsons Corporation
28) PrizePicks
29) QuikTrip Corporation
30) Rice University
31) San Jacinto River Authority
32) Simon Wiesenthal Center
33) Speedy Stop Food Stores LLC
34) Target Hospitality Corporation
35) Texans for Charitable Bingo Inc
36) Texas EMS Alliance Association
37) Texas Manufactured Housing Association
38) Texas Medical Center
39) Texas Pacific Land Corporation
40) Texas Poultry Federation
41) Texas Woman's University Foundation
42) TXU Energy Retail Company LLC
43) Vistra Corp.
44) Vistra Corporate Services Company
45) Waterford.org
46) Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC
Ross Giesinger brings over a decade of legislative experience at the Texas Capitol to the Cornerstone team, having served for six legislative sessions in both the Texas House and Senate.Most recently, Ross worked as a policy advisor to Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House, of Representatives, during the 87th Regular Session, where he assisted with the passage of over 80 pieces of legislation. Additionally, Ross drafted and managed several bills filed in response to Winter Storm Uri, including SB 3, one of the most comprehensive energy reforms in Texas in the last 20 years.Prior to his time in the House, Ross spent several years working as general counsel and legislative director for Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-TX) and as the director of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. While at the Senate, Ross assisted with the passage of nearly 300 bills and worked to obtain funds for a variety of initiatives, including legislation that secured permanent funding for Texas State Parks.Ross began his career at the legislature in 2010 as a drafting attorney for the Texas Legislative Council. During his time with the state, he has drafted thousands of pieces of legislation, allowing him to develop expertise in a wide variety of subject areas, including energy, healthcare, water, land use and development, transportation, insurance, labor, agriculture, wildlife, taxation, and state budgeting.Ross is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law. He is a member of the Austin Young Lawyers Association and was recently elected to serve on the Council of the Texas State Bar's Legislative and Campaign Law Section. Ross also serves as a Steward of the Wild for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and has been active in the Austin Ballet Guild, the Trail Foundation, and CCA. He and his wife Courtney live in Austin with their young son Henry.
Last Updated: June 15, 2025
