Committees
Governmental Affairs Committee
Chair: James Wansley
The Chamber’s Governmental Affairs committee encourages members to actively participate in appointed and elected positions to city, county, and state positions.
If you are interested in serving on boards and commissions at the State or local level, please see the following information with links to procedures to apply.
State of Texas appointments: https://gov.texas.gov/organization/appointments
The City of Tyler Boards and Commissions: https://www.cityoftyler.org/government/departments/city-clerk/boards-commissions/regular-boards
Smith County Boards and Commissions: https://www.smith-county.com/government/about/boards-and-commissions
The City of Whitehouse Boards and Commissions: https://www.whitehousetx.org/DocumentCenter/View/68/Board--Commission-Application-FormPDF
The City of Lindale Boards and Commissions: https://www.lindaletx.gov/192/Boards-Commissions
The City of Bullard Boards and Commissions: https://www.bullardtexas.net/226/Boards-Commissions
Transportation Committee
Chair: James Murphy
Aggressively promotes the improvement, maintenance and expansion of ground and air transportation
Energy Committee
Chair: Claude Figueroa
Promotes the growth of the oil and gas sector
Veterans Committee
Chair: Jackie Clay
Provides support for expanding the visibility of Veterans and Veteran owned businesses, addressing community related Veteran issues, helping economic growth of the community and focus on legislation