Issue Experts
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Christian Rataj
Senior Regional Vice President – Western Region
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Colleen Scheele
Public Policy Counsel, Solvency & Tax Policy
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Jon Schnautz
Vice President - State Affairs
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Ward Tisdale
Regional Vice President - Southwest
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Brandon Vick
Regional Vice President – Northwest Region
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Phillip Arnzen
Regional Vice President – Midwest
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Anna Buhlinger
Federal Affairs Director
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Brian Christenberry
Regional Vice President – Great Lakes
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Erin Collins
Senior Vice President - State and Policy Affairs
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Tony Cotto
Director of Auto and Underwriting Policy
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Bri Dahl
Public Policy Analyst
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Katherine Duveneck
Federal Affairs Director
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Kristin Eichhorn
Assistant Vice President – Political Involvement Programs
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Jimi Grande
Senior Vice President - Federal & Political Affairs
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Tom Karol
General Counsel - Federal
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Lindsey Klarkowski
Director of Data Science & AI/ML Policy
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Patrick McCarty
Federal Affairs Manager
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Caitlin Murray
Regional Vice President – Southeast
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Matt Overturf
Regional Vice President – Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic
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Cate Paolino
Director of Public Policy
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Christian Rataj
Senior Regional Vice President – Western Region
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Colleen Scheele
Public Policy Counsel, Solvency & Tax Policy
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Jon Schnautz
Vice President - State Affairs
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Ward Tisdale
Regional Vice President - Southwest
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Brandon Vick
Regional Vice President – Northwest Region
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Phillip Arnzen
Regional Vice President – Midwest
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Anna Buhlinger
Federal Affairs Director
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Brian Christenberry
Regional Vice President – Great Lakes
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Erin Collins
Senior Vice President - State and Policy Affairs
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Tony Cotto
Director of Auto and Underwriting Policy
Jon Schnautz is NAMIC’s vice president of State Affairs, supervising the association’s eight regional vice presidents. He also directs advocacy work in Texas and heads up NAMIC’s advocacy at the National Council of Insurance Legislators. Prior to his current position, Schnautz was NAMIC’s regional vice president, Southwest region. He worked for more than 15 years in legislative and regulatory roles before his service at NAMIC. Most recently, he was chief of staff to Texas state Rep. John Smithee, a longtime chair of the House Insurance Committee, and also held positions of general counsel and senior policy advisor on insurance to a former speaker of the Texas House, Joe Straus. Schnautz was also an attorney at Thompson & Knight, LLP, and a policy analyst for state Sen. Todd Staples.
He holds a J.D. with high honors from the University of Texas Law School and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas.
