Richard C. Shaw - For over 43 years Richard was active in
the Texas union movement. Shaw retired in 2017 from his position as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Harris County AFL-CIO Council. Prior to his 1995 election to the labor council, he had been with Houston Federation of Teachers, AFSCME Local 1550 and a Vice President of the Texas AFL-CIO.

Robert Locander - Robert holds a Ph.D. in political
science from the University of New Mexico. Locander has been a long-time faculty member at Lone Star College – North Harris. He has also taught courses on politics at Lamar University, the University of Houston, and the University of Houston-Downtown.

Kevin Bailey - In 1990, Kevin ran and won an election to
the Texas House of Representatives for District 140.
During his 18 years as a legislator in Austin, Bailey
chaired the House Urban Affairs and General Investigating Committees. He was one of the co-founders of the Legislative Study Group in the House.